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ELECTRICITY BILL FRAUD
How a Rs 20 electricity bill payment by an SBI customer led to the bank paying Rs 2.2 lakh in compensationA State Bank of India customer was defrauded of ₹1.99 lakh after attempting a ₹20 electricity bill payment. The National Consumer Disputes ...17 Apr, 2026, 01.12 PM IST- UK to cut household energy bills by 150 pounds a yearBritain will reduce average annual energy bills by £150 by shifting costs from energy consumers to general taxation. This includes scrappin...26 Nov, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
- Sextortion, fake jobs and trading frauds: Police data reveals scamsters’ dirty playbook, how they trap victims and move fundsCybercrime networks across India are perpetrating scams like sextortion, online trading fraud, and fake job offers, exploiting vulnerable i...11 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
- Musk says Bannon’s headed back to prison for a long time as Trump feud turns uglyElon Musk and Steve Bannon are in a public feud. It started after Bannon suggested nationalizing SpaceX. Donald Trump also criticized Musk ...02 Jul, 2025, 07.21 PM IST
- Unemployed UP man becomes victim of Rs 250 crore GST billing fraudMuzaffar Nagar GST Fraud: A young man from Muzaffarnagar became entangled in a Rs 250 crore GST e-way billing fraud after sharing personal ...04 Sep, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
- Amid rising scams involving electricity bill, Delhi power department orders cos to take extra measures for safetyAn elderly doctor in south Delhi lost Rs 6 lakh in an online phishing scam while trying to pay his electricity bill. The Delhi govt's power...10 Jul, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
- Rs 15,000 crore GST fraud: How a businessman cheated via 3,300 shell companies, 35 fake firms and electricity billsDelhi-based businessman Tushar Gupta has been arrested in connection with a Rs 15,000 crore GST fraud exposed last year. Gupta was part of ...11 Apr, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
- Beware of calls, SMS on electricity bill payments. Here's whyA 77-year-old doctor lost Rs 3 lakh to a well-coordinated scam by an individual pretending to be an electricity provider representative. Th...02 Mar, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
- Fraudsters are using electricity bills to empty bank accounts. Here is how to protect yourselfOnline Scammers are hacking into individuals' phones and sending fraudulent text messages, demanding immediate payment to avoid power disco...19 Oct, 2023, 01.13 PM IST
- 7 latest highly deceptive online scams; how to identify them and protect your moneyOnline scam and how to protect yourself: If you are not aware of their latest methods and tricks, you can easily fall into their trap, resu...11 Aug, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
- Delhi services bill a 'political fraud', 'constitutional sin' aimed at taking away powers of elected govt: AAP MP Raghav ChadhaAAP leader Raghav Chadha has claimed that the Delhi services bill, which will replace an ordinance brought in by the Centre, is a “politica...08 Aug, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
- "Your electricity will be disconnected tonight...": Know the latest scam to save yourselfMany users have been receiving messages on WhatsApp or via SMS from random numbers that says that their electricity connection will be susp...15 Oct, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
- Mumbai: BEST warns against fake text messages after receiving complaintsThe authorities directed residents to avoid any message other than from 'BESTSM' and also registered a complaint on the same with the Mumba...16 Sep, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
- Bipartisan H-1B, L1 visa reform bill introduced in US CongressThe H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 is in addition to similar legislations pending in the Congress, all of whom seek to close loophole...04 Mar, 2017, 01.58 PM IST
- RBI working on regulation to curb frauds in e-transactionsHe said BCSBI had in 2014 come out with a recommendation of limiting the customer liabilities in case of frauds taking place through electr...03 May, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
- US engineers body endorse bill for tough H1B visa rulesAn American professional body of engineers has supported the move for tough H-1B visa rules, which if implemented would affect foreign comp...23 Mar, 2013, 11.43 AM IST
- CBI to investigate Rs 16 cr fraud in RailwaysThe official did not give details about the accused and their modus operandi but claimed that certain sr rly officials were involved in the...13 Oct, 2011, 03.08 PM IST
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