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Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
660 arrests, 499 FIRs, Rs 519 crore fraud: How Delhi Police's CyHawk 4.0 op caught cyber scamsters across 20+ states within 48 hoursDelhi Police concluded Operation CyHawk 4.0, a massive 48-hour coordinated strike against organized cybercrime syndicates across 20 states ...
Nithin Kamath sounds alarm over digital arrest frauds in IndiaDigital arrest crimes have become increasingly sophisticated, using advanced methods and extensive personal information. The masterminds, w...
Meta asked to curb WhatsApp related scamsIndia's IT ministry is pressuring Meta to curb scams originating on WhatsApp. Fraudsters are using the platform for various schemes, includ...
Centre asks Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to curb WhatsApp-centric scamsIndia's Ministry of Electronics and IT is working with Meta to address the rise of WhatsApp scams. The scams involve fraudulent messages an...
Online scams are on the rise: Learn about the latest tricks fraudsters are using to identify frauds and protect yourselfScamsters are coming up with new tricks to defraud their victims. They are even using AI to identify victims and their weaknesses. Young gr...
Customs department warns against new parcel fraud:'Drug was found in your parcel, will inform police'; how to save yourself from this fraudNew parcel scam: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has stated that several people complained to them about a fake parc...
Whatsapp investing scams: Red flags to watch out forFraudsters are using identities of established brands and reputed professionals to offer investors bogus stock tips and trading courses.
Love Not Actually: 39% of Indians fall prey to cat fishers & scamsters online39% of Indians saying their conversations with a potential love interest online turned out to be with a scammer!
How scamsters in India are sending thousands of crores of rupees back to ChinaChinese scammers have suddenly mushroomed after the pandemic, which led to a widespread use of various kinds of apps and other digital tech...
Fraud calls are a real threat to many sectorsThe report showed that of all such fake Indian numbers, 80% are still valid and operational, and SIM cards from all private telecom operato...
Sansad TV YouTube account restored; channel says was compromised due to unauthorised activities by 'scamsters'"Sansad TV YouTube Channel and live streaming of Sansad TV on YouTube has been restored," the broadcaster tweeted hours after its account o...
BharatPe’s Ashneer Grover on why he deleted his tweetOn Saturday, Grover told ET that since the audio clip has been taken off Twitter and SoundCloud, he has deleted his tweet too. There was no...
"Magician Modi" can even make democracy disappear from India: Rahul GandhiThe Congress chief blamed the NDA govt for the disappearance of fraud-accused Nirav Modi and others like him. Central govt accused of being...
Nirav Modi's escape puts limelight on Western Europe, North America, Gulf againAs many as 62 terrorists and other fugitives were extradited to India from the UAE, the US, Nigeria, Germany, Canada, etc between February ...
Sebi seeks help from telcos, banks over SMS-based investment scamsSebi has enhanced surveillance on such securities so as to ensure that no unscrupulous players take genuine investors for a ride.
The morning morality effectWhat needs to be investigated is the additional discovery that this “morning morality effect” appears to affect people with higher ethical ...
- IPO scam: Retail investors may be compensated
IPOs of companies like TCS, NTPC and Jet Airways were rigged and scamsters gained close to Rs 100 crore between 2003-05, market regulator S...
- Beware! New, 'branded' Nigerian scamsters may soon come calling
Unsuspecting customers falling prey to fraudsters masquerading as big brands such as Nokia & LG. Pirates of Somalia I Real or fake? | List ...
- Law Commission for stringent penalties for insurance frauds
The Law Commission is likely to include stringent penalties to tackle serious frauds in its consultative paper for reviewing all existing i...