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- Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off crores
- US shuts India-based call centre operation that defrauded elderly AmericansUS authorities have dismantled an India-based call centre scam. Hundreds of elderly Americans lost millions to tech support fraud. The inve...21 May, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
- Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...20 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
- One of Iran's most powerful families founded its largest crypto exchange. It's used by the IRGC to move millionsIran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, is controlled by the sons of the influential Kharrazi family, who concealed their ties for...02 May, 2026, 06.49 AM IST
- Archana Puran Singh's son Aayushmann Sethi scammed of Rs 87,000 in credit card fraud. Family calls him a ‘regular customer’ of fraudsters for one reasonAayushmann Sethi, son of Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi, fell victim to a credit card scam, losing Rs 87,000. The incident, revealed...27 Apr, 2026, 06.58 AM IST
- Could you be affected? Millions could lose bank access — here’s what you need to knowOver 5% of U.S. households already lack full banking access, and the Trump executive order debanking millions Americans impact could sharpl...16 Apr, 2026, 03.39 AM IST
- India mulls payment lags, checks for senior citizens as digital fraud rises, RBI paper showsThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new rules to combat rising online fraud. High-value digital payments may face a one-hour delay. Extr...10 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
- Niti Aayog drafts plan to shield senior citizens from digital scamsIndia is preparing a policy road map to protect senior citizens from digital scams, with Niti Aayog working on a multi-ministerial action p...03 Jan, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
- Indian national sentenced to prison in US for scamming elderly residentsAn Indian national, Ligneshkumar H. Patel, has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for his involvement in an imposter scam. He de...11 Dec, 2025, 08.47 AM IST
- Man mails gold bars hidden in chilli sauce for ‘investment’, nearly falls victim to massive scamAn elderly man in Tianjin, China, narrowly escaped an online investment scam after police intercepted a parcel containing two gold bars hid...03 Dec, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
- Elder brother tricks younger sibling, grabs property by pretending he needed it for loan, loses case in Bombay High Court for this reasonAn elder brother's alleged deception to obtain a property for a loan backfired as the Bombay High Court ruled in favor of the younger sibli...19 Oct, 2025, 10.59 AM IST
- Indian immigrants sentenced in US for defrauding elderly citizens; majority found to be illegalIn the US, twelve Gujarati individuals faced sentencing for defrauding elderly citizens. The sentences ranged from one to twelve years. The...05 Jul, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
- Financial adviser Murray McClune pleads guilty to $1.7 million client theftFormer financial adviser Murray McClune has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.7 million from elderly clients, funds he promised to invest. Inst...30 Jun, 2025, 07.08 AM IST
- Delhi man posing as insurance agent visited elderly, pretended to renew policies, and scammed them of lakhs: Police explain the scamDelhi Police arrested a 26-year-old man, Priyesh Giri, for duping senior citizens by pretending to help renew their health insurance. He sc...05 Mar, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
- US cyber crimes: Overseas scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year, and getting away with itScammers are stealing billions from Americans yearly, exploiting technology and targeting older adults. Sophisticated fraud schemes overwhe...07 Jul, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
- 24-year-old Haryana hacker sentenced to 4 years for defrauding US woman of Rs 1.2 croreA judge sentenced an individual from India to four years and three months in prison for an international computer-hacking scheme that targe...21 Feb, 2024, 09.01 AM IST
- NITI Aayog calls for financial and legal reforms for elderly care in IndiaThe move is aimed at ensuring that a basic support system is put in place to cater to the needs of India’s ageing population which is expec...19 Feb, 2024, 12.22 AM IST
- Over 20 Indian-origin persons sentenced in massive call center scam in USAccording to US officials, the call center scam defrauded thousands of US residents of hundreds of millions of dollars.21 Jul, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
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