Gurugram man exposes petrol pump tyre scam. Here’s how he was tricked into paying Rs 8,000A Gurugram resident, Pranay Kapoor, claims he was scammed at a petrol pump. He went to fix a flat tyre. The worker allegedly created fake p...
08 Aug, 2025, 08.50 AM IST
Bengaluru man books Uber at airport, gets cab scammed at 3 AM. Netizens point out where he went wrongA Reddit user shared how he was scammed by a fake Uber driver at Bengaluru airport after straying from the designated pickup zone around 3 ...
03 May, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
Bengaluru’s 'fake cop' nabbed after 10th grade dropout conned city's couples for 15 yearsAsif Khan, posing as a police officer, spent 15 years extorting money from couples in Bengaluru under threats of 'public indecency' charges...
22 Mar, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
BEWARE: New 'scam' in Gurugram targets pedestrians. Reddit user reveals shocking extortion tacticsA Reddit user recently exposed an alleged scam in Gurugram where a driver intentionally hit a pedestrian with a car’s side mirror and then ...
24 Feb, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Gurgaon scam: Driver threatens to run over pedestrians and demands Rs 8,000. What happened?A man from Gurgaon shared a disturbing incident where a car driver attempted to scam him and his friends by accusing them of damaging his s...
23 Feb, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
Viral dashcam video from Bengaluru shows man attempting fake accident. What is crash for cash scam and how to avoid it?A viral dashcam video from Bengaluru shows a man faking an accident to make a fraudulent insurance claim. The driver exposed the staged inc...
31 Jan, 2025, 07.48 PM IST
Bengaluru man alleges he had to pay 7 times fare in airport taxi scam, driver forced him to delete phone numberA Bengaluru man experienced a frightening scam after agreeing to a ride from the airport to his PG for Rs 450. The journey turned distressi...
23 Jan, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
Cabbie cons NRI with fake app at Mumbai airport, charges Rs 2,800 for 10-minute rideAn Australia-based NRI businessman was duped by a Mumbai taxi driver, paying Rs 2,800 for a short ride using a fake fare app. After he file...
26 Dec, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
Byju’s under scrutiny again; Infosys’ bonus bonanzaIndian authorities have started a fresh investigation into Byju’s financing and accounting practices. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
26 Nov, 2024, 08.09 PM IST
How bank error made Chennai taxi driver a billionaire for 30 minutes with Rs 9,000 crore transferA taxi driver in Chennai, India, received a notification that a massive ₹9,000 crore had been deposited into his bank account. Initially co...
21 Sep, 2023, 01.38 PM IST
Beware! A few fraud on Bangalore roads: 'Your car ran over my leg'A police official, according to the Twitter user, said that this is a common fraud on Bangalore roads. The fraudsters accuse car drivers th...
12 Jul, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
Tesla's self-driving tech's 'failure' to detect kids on road sparks rowThe Guardian reported that a professional test driver found that the FSD software "failed to detect the child-sized figure at an average sp...
11 Aug, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Truck hits one of the cars in Suvendu Adhikari's convoy, none hurtAdhikari’s convoy’s last car allegedly collided with a truck while Adhikari was on his way to inaugurate Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra. Accor...
02 Jul, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
Autorickshaw, car numbers in Congress list of buses for migrant workers: UP govtThe Congress, however, challenged the UP government to conduct a "physical verification" of the buses it has brought to the state's border ...
19 May, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
5 tricks from the white collar criminal’s cheat sheetA look at the Desi White Collar Criminal Club's cheat sheet, all based on real people and incidents.
13 Oct, 2019, 08.48 PM IST
- Sadiq Batcha's driver fled with Rs 6 crore, wife tells cops
Sadiq Batcha's driver had escaped with Rs 6 cr from his car last August, his widow Reha Banu told cops investigating the suicide of A Raja'...
24 Mar, 2011, 04.22 AM IST
- Sack IT minister Raja, demands BJP
The BJP's state unit today demanded the sacking of Union IT and Telecom Minister A Raja for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation ...
02 Nov, 2010, 01.33 PM IST