Nigerian scammers accused in AI-driven fake Brad Pitt fraudThe scammers deceived 53-year-old Anne, into believing that she was in a romantic relationship with a 61-year-old Hollywood actor Brad Pitt...
21 Jan, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Almost 800 arrested over Nigerian crypto-romance scamThe suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were detained on December 10 at the seven-storey Big Leaf Building in Lagos,...
17 Dec, 2024, 10.30 AM IST
Nigerian diplomats getting Raksha tips at Ahmedabad-based universityA delegation of 30 Nigerian diplomats, including officials from various Nigerian law enforcement agencies, is undergoing a two-week trainin...
21 Jan, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Sandesara brothers, fighting fraud charges in India, are flourishing in NigeriaThe Sandesara brothers, Gujarati businessmen who left India in 2017, deny cheating their lenders and say they are victims of political pers...
06 Jun, 2023, 02.29 PM IST
Nigerian fraudster ‘Hushpuppi’ jailed for 11 years in US, ordered to pay $1.7mRamon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, was arrested in Dubai two years ago and was ordered to pay $1,732,841 (£1,516,182) in restitution to ...
08 Nov, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
IMF asks El Salvador to drop bitcoin, more countries clamp downThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged El Salvador to drop bitcoin as a legal tender, citing risks to the nation's financial stabi...
26 Jan, 2022, 04.04 PM IST
Don't get cheated by online fraudsters: Here's how to protect yourselfFraudsters are finding innovative ways to cheat you via e-commerce and banking transactions as well as mobile calls and mail. Find out how ...
01 Aug, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
Over fifty fake call centres in Delhi-NCR duping job seekers, says Delhi PoliceInvestigations in this connection by Delhi Police and UPSTF reveal that at least 50 such call centers and job portals are running in the re...
05 Apr, 2015, 02.45 PM IST
- Money mules on the rise as e-fraud thrives in India
In a depressed job market that has youth frantically searching for jobs online, a threat of enormous proportions looms for the unwitting on...
17 Feb, 2010, 04.39 PM IST
- 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 ...
19 Oct, 2009, 07.12 AM IST
- Now, I-T sleuth falls for Nigerian scam
Being an I-T official, Ajaykumar Singh (38)—who rummages through documents to detect tax evasion—should have smelt a rat when he received a...
20 May, 2009, 01.03 PM IST
- Netbanking frauds on the rise, warn cops
In Delhi, three cases of netbanking fraud were registered till September this year. And a fourth one was filed on Monday.
14 Oct, 2008, 01.32 PM IST