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HARASSMENT BY ONLINE SCAMMERS
Digital arrests, fake QR codes, deepfakes and more: 6 devastating financial scams robbing innocent victims and how to fight backIndia's digital boom is fueling a sophisticated criminal ecosystem, with cybercrime surging by 890% to over Rs 22,845 crore in 2024 from 20...- Customs issues high alert as fraudsters pose as officials at Bengaluru airportBengaluru Customs has issued a high alert regarding a fraud racket. Scammers impersonate Customs officials, targeting citizens with phone c...
- Bank to pay Rs 1 lakh to credit card customer after its collection agent harassed him to repay bill of a fraud transaction; rules Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court has awarded Rs 1 lakh to a credit card customer. This comes after the customer faced harassment from a bank's recovery...
- 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...
- 2.5 billion Gmail accounts warned: Scammers using US 650 area code to trick millions. What should you do?A massive Google security breach has exposed 2.5 billion Gmail accounts, prompting warnings for users to take immediate action. Hackers inf...
- Bengaluru man duped of Rs 1.4 Lakh in escort scam orchestrated onlineIn Bengaluru, Rahul, a 29-year-old, lost ₹1.4 lakh in an online escort service scam. He was lured by a website, "Kissbal Escorts Services,"...
- Elderly couple in Karnataka dies by suicide after online fraud harassment, threats of 'digital arrest'An elderly couple in Belagavi district committed suicide after being harassed and blackmailed by fraudsters posing as telecom officials. Th...
- Rs 7.36 crore AI scam involving Brad Pitt addressed by actor. 'It’s awful that...'A French woman, identified as Anne, was scammed out of $850,000 by fraudsters posing as Brad Pitt using AI-generated images and fake social...
- 'Hamko arrest kar ke dikhaao', cybercriminals threaten Ahmedabad resident; scam her of Rs 14,000Lavanya Banerjee from Ahmedabad has been persistently harassed by cybercriminals who scammed her mother of Rs 14,000. Despite threatening p...
- 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...
- Chinese scammers are using innovative ways to dupe you, reveals Hyderabad Police probeChinese fraudsters have been behind an Rs 712 crore investment scam following a bust by Hyderabad police, with the group adept at creating ...
- India's central bank puts up a puzzling obstacle to a payments system, againThe RBI’s guidelines, which went into force this month, have disallowed recurring card payments without a one-time registration.
- Tired of spam calls? Going incognito with a SIM-free, ‘Doosra’ number can be a solutionA virtual second phone number protects your privacy by blocking all unwanted callers. From dating apps to restaurants, this virtual number ...
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