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Forged Will row: Buyer should not face criminal case for purchasing land on the basis of Will which police found to be forged; rules SC- 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 Americans
- 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
- 'They said it was for tax and fees': Senior citizen spends Rs 64 lakh to 'recover' old insurance funds, ends up with a police notice for criminal activity insteadA 62-year-old senior citizen from Navi Mumbai was cheated of Rs 64 lakh over four years by cyber fraudsters who posed as officials from the...26 Apr, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
- CJI Surya Kant flags rising 'digital arrest' scams duping educated peopleChief Justice of India Surya Kant voiced shock at educated people being defrauded by digital arrests. A recent case involved an elderly wom...20 Apr, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
- Kochi cyber police recover over Rs 1 crore lost in ‘digital arrest’ scam targeting elderly manKochi cyber police successfully recovered over Rs 1 crore defrauded from an 81-year-old man in a 'digital arrest' scam. Scammers impersonat...14 Mar, 2026, 05.46 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
- Who is Jen Shah, who has been released from prison after serving 33 months — and what was her crime?Jen Shah, the former Real Housewives of Salt Lake City icon, has been granted early release after serving almost three years for her involv...10 Dec, 2025, 09.16 PM IST
- Canadian scam king who stole millions from US seniors finally captured in dramatic takedownGareth West, a Canadian man, has been apprehended in Quebec for allegedly masterminding a large-scale "grandparent scam" that defrauded eld...05 Jul, 2025, 11.42 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
- Indian students in US sentenced in multi-million dollar fraud schemes targeting elderly nativesTwo Indian students in the US, Kishan Rajeshkumar Patel and Moinuddin Mohammed, received prison sentences for separate fraud schemes target...19 Jun, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
- 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...02 Apr, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
- Feel irritated with spam calls? New AI bot is here to take revenge for you by wasting their timeUK telecom company O2 has launched 'Daisy,' an AI-powered scambaiter, to combat the rise in phone scams. Disguised as a friendly grandmothe...18 Nov, 2024, 02.45 PM 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
- US court shuts down fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans via India-based call centersThe US Justice Department said on Tuesday the District Court entered the order of permanent injunction against Michael Brian Cotter, 59, of...30 Dec, 2020, 12.40 PM IST
- CBI, US authorities crack down on fraud scheme targeting elderly people in AmericaIn response to a complaint filed in the US, a federal court has ordered Cotter and five companies to stop engaging in the technical-support...16 Oct, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
- US files lawsuits against call centres, mostly from India, for making fake robocalls to AmericansIn each case, the Department of Justice sought an order immediately halting the defendants' transmission of unlawful robocall traffic. A fe...29 Jan, 2020, 04.03 PM 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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