Searched for
FAKE FACEBOOK PROFILES
Valentine's Day scams exposed: How Facebook and Instagram romance fraud is trapping victims worldwide & how to protect yourselfValentine's Day scams are on the rise, especially on Facebook and Instagram, where fraudsters create fake profiles to trap victims. These r...13 Feb, 2025, 08.18 PM IST- Meta acts on 2.29 crore content pieces on Facebook, Instagram in NovemberMeta received 2,368 complaints under the IT Rules of 2021 from Instagram users where the highest number of complaints was for an account be...22 Dec, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
- Group-IB unearths Facebook Messenger scam run using fake adsCybercriminals harvested users’ login credentials by baiting them through ads that purportedly promoted a fake update for Facebook Messenge...20 Apr, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
- Fake profiles of IPS officials on Facebook on the riseSecurity experts say IPS officials, other high ranking officers have increasingly complained of account impersonation, other online financi...14 Oct, 2020, 08.00 AM IST
- Cops miffed over delay in response by social mediaIn Bengaluru, the cybercrime police, which has seen cases of crime using social media accounts triple in the past two years, is contemplati...25 Sep, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
- Man held for creating fake Facebook profile of Patanjali's Acharya BalkrishnaMohammad Zishan, in his 30s, of Chilkana in Saharanpur, was arrested in the morning from a car showroom in Sector 10 where he had come for ...11 Aug, 2018, 07.22 PM IST
- In Delhi, woman Army officer takes on techie ‘harasser’In her complaint, the woman said that she was contacted by the man on social media in 2014 while she was posted in Meghalaya. He introduced...11 Aug, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
- Pathankot attack: ISI made fake Facebook profiles, identities for SIMsFrom fictitious identities to fake social network presence -- the ISI ensured that Indian investigators were misled, sources have said.13 Jul, 2018, 06.17 PM IST
- Want more 'likes' on Facebook? Click farms can get you thousands of it at just $2Business for such click farms is booming, with clientele ranging from singers and movie stars to startups, struggling publications and even...18 Oct, 2017, 10.32 AM IST
- Let's dig deeper into Isha Ambani's fake Facebook pageFull-time celeb pretenders should perhaps seriously consider setting up their own social network – and for laughs, name it Fakebook.04 Jun, 2015, 09.22 AM IST
- FIR lodged for fake Facebook profile of Health Minister Harsh VardhanAs per the complaint, the minister came to know about the fake profile on the social networking site through an acquaintance.05 Nov, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
- FakeOff app to detect bogus Facebook accountsAs instances of cyber impersonation on social networking sites rise, an Israel-based start-up developed an application, FakeOff, that helps...28 Jan, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
- Facebook making 'efforts' to weed out fake profilesSocial networking giant Facebook is making a "huge effort" to weed out fake profiles to prevent misuse of such identities, a senior company...09 Sep, 2012, 07.08 PM IST
- You may get call from Facebook if profile identity is suspectSocial networking giant Facebook is making a "huge effort" to weed out fake profiles to prevent misuse of such identities, a senior company...09 Sep, 2012, 03.05 PM IST
- Fake PM, Sonia profiles flood Twitter, Facebook"JPC might include Isro and Adarsh Scams. Congress has nothing to hide because what's hidden will never be found." This is what a tweet by ...21 Feb, 2011, 02.47 PM IST
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy becomes victim of cyber crimeBJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy has become a fresh victim of cyber crime with an unidentified person creating his fake profile on a social network...24 Apr, 2010, 01.00 PM IST
- Facebook blocks social network 'suicide' websiteFacebook has said that it is blocking a website called "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine" that helps users delete their social network profiles.05 Jan, 2010, 11.08 AM IST
Load More
