Did PM Modi announce a Rs 25 lakh monthly income scheme? Here's the truthA fake video using artificial intelligence shows Prime Minister Modi promoting an investment scheme. This fraudulent platform falsely promi...
17 Jul, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
'A video on Facebook, a chat on Telegram': Deepfake Nirmala Sitharaman scam costs Bengaluru professor Rs 61 lakhA Bengaluru professor lost over sixty-one lakh rupees in a sophisticated cyber fraud. She was lured by a deepfake video featuring Finance M...
09 Jul, 2026, 08.46 AM IST
Haryana scam shocker: IAS officer arrested on retirement day in ₹593-crore IDFC Bank fraud probeIn a significant development, the CBI apprehended senior IAS officer Pardeep Kumar on his retirement day in connection with a ₹593-crore Ha...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
IRS dirty dozen 2026: Internal Revenue Service warns of top tax scams, AI fraud calls, and refund traps to avoid this filing seasonThe Internal Revenue Service has shared its 2026 Dirty Dozen tax scams list to warn people about online fraud, fake messages, AI phone call...
20 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Social Security scam alert! Seniors could lose thousands — watch out for this trickA new Social Security scam is tricking seniors with fake letters that look official. These letters pretend to be from government offices an...
11 Oct, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
Mumbai woman loses Rs 8 crore to online stock scam over two months after WhatsApp messageA 62-year-old housewife in Mumbai was defrauded of approximately Rs 8 crore in a cyber scam that promised high stock market returns, initia...
22 Jul, 2025, 03.46 PM IST
Trump App Scam: Over 200 investors from Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Hubballi and other Karnataka districts defrauded of over Rs 2 croreA fraudulent app named 'Trump Hotel Rental,' featuring AI-generated content of Donald Trump, has defrauded over 200 investors in Karnataka ...
27 May, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Is your WhatsApp making you an investment scam victim? Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath reveals alarming detailsZerodha's CEO warns against WhatsApp scams impersonating the firm using fake groups, logos, and trading apps to dupe investors. Victims see...
29 Apr, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Fake Elon Musk, Rolex gift, and a dream meeting: Army captain tricked into fake Tesla investment, duped of Rs 72 lakhA retired army officer from Faridabad was defrauded of Rs 72.16 lakh after falling victim to an elaborate scam promising a meeting with Elo...
27 Mar, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
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
Scammers using hope, fear and greed to cheat investors, says Zerodha's Nithin KamathNithin Kamath warns about the increasing online fraud scams targeting investors. He advises caution and verification before making investme...
18 Nov, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
Indian software professional in US loses her Rs 4 crore savings to 'fake love'. What is 'pig butchering' scam?The "pig butchering" scam ensnared Shreya Datta, a tech professional from Philadelphia, in a devastating cryptocurrency romance fraud, resu...
26 Feb, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Thailand threatens Facebook with legal action over alleged scamsThe ministry said it made repeated requests for advertisements it had identified as scams to be taken down by Facebook but the problem pers...
21 Aug, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Common investment frauds and how to avoid themInvestment frauds are on the rise. Those hopeful of high returns in the short run tend to lose the most.
10 Mar, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle found themselves in the midst of a bitcoin scamHarry and Markle aren't the only one whose identities are being used for such scams.
21 Jan, 2022, 08.01 PM IST