Identity theft scams on the rise: Why you must be alert against new frauds and here’s how you can save yourselfScammers use fake bank calls and government impersonation. They also target businesses and exploit family emergencies. Experts advise cauti...
27 Jun, 2025, 06.51 PM IST
Impersonation fraud: One phone call and your bank account, personal identity all gone; learn how to identify it and be safeImpersonation fraud is a rising threat. Scammers pose as authority figures to steal money. They create urgency to bypass rational thought. ...
23 Jun, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Get bonus for verifying your policy number and KYC details; LIC warns customers against such cyber fraud tacticsLIC: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has issued a public notice warning its customers about an ongoing fraud in its name. LIC cau...
15 Mar, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
New NPS frauds lure subscribers with higher returns, complete withdrawal of NPS corpus and more; PFRDA cautions publicPension related frauds: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) through a public notice has cautioned the general public ...
19 Feb, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
To prevent frauds, international online transactions will soon need additional authentication factorOTP for international txn: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced introduction of additional factor of authentication for internatio...
11 Feb, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
Cyber frauds on RBI’s radar: Banks mandated to use TRAI’s MNRL technology by March 31, 2025RBI acts big on cyber fraud: The RBI has advised all regulated entities like banks, etc to use TRAI's Mobile Number Revocation List (MNRL) ...
28 Jan, 2025, 02.43 PM IST
Govt declares war against fraud with Sanchar Saathi app; Now report suspected fraud directly from mobile phone call logsSanchar Saathi app: New app called Sanchar Saathi launched by Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on January 15, 2025 to help combat cyb...
20 Jan, 2025, 10.19 AM IST
Jumped deposit scam: Entering UPI pin casually can empty your bank account, know how you can protect yourselfJumped deposit scam: Scammers are using innovative methods to target UPI users these days. Sending money into your bank account is the easi...
18 Jan, 2025, 12.39 PM IST
RBI policy acts big on banking frauds: New AI tool MuleHunter.ai by RBI to help reduce digital fraudsReserve Bank of India: The RBI innovation hub in Bengaluru has developed a new artificial intelligence based system to reduce digital fraud...
12 Dec, 2024, 03.59 PM IST
SBI cautions about a new fraud; Do not trust the calls from CBI, Income Tax department without verifying their identityState Bank of India: Recently SBI through an SMS campaign has started to alert its customers about a new fraud where impoters impersonating...
25 Nov, 2024, 03.10 PM IST
Fraudsters pose as bank employees, police to steal debit, credit card details, CVV, OTP; how to identify a 'fraud' callBank fraud: A new type of bank fraud is doing rounds these days. In this fraud, a fraudster imposing as a bank offcier informs that a high ...
03 Sep, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
New UPI fraud trend: Fraudsters spamming UPI IDs with multiple collect requests; one careless approval means money gone from bank a/cUPI scam: Fraudsters are decoding your UPI ID to send spam UPI collect money and autopay requests. These requests are all genuine, however ...
20 Aug, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
IPO allotment fraud: Fraudsters impersonating UBS Group, duping people; how to avoid stock market scamsStock market scam: Preying on your greed for more money, fraudsters are impersonating UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries USB Securities Indi...
03 Aug, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
A new weapon against online payment frauds: Timely alerts on transactions via UPI, debit card, credit card, Net and mobile bankingFraud transactions: Banks like Standard Chartered Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and others have implemented a fraud protection measure where...
08 Jul, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
Fake job offers in India or abroad: How to spot a fraudulent job offer, know the full list of authorised agents for foreign jobsFake job offers: India is such a country where millions of young people reside and many of them are searching for a job either within India...
31 May, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Frauds by bank employees: Take these steps to ensure branch manager or any other employee does not run away with your moneyFraud by bank employees: Many reports of bank employees defrauding customers of the bank. These are the cases where the bank and its custom...
21 May, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
Money mule transactions: Banks may block your account for these fund transfers; here's how to secure your accountBank account block: There are at least 5 Indian banks who are tracking money mule transactions conducted through their account holders. In ...
29 Apr, 2024, 09.55 PM IST