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HARASSMENT BY ONLINE SCAMMERS
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
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...
23 Aug, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
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,"...
06 May, 2025, 07.57 PM IST
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...
29 Mar, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
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...
16 Jan, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
'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...
26 Aug, 2024, 05.04 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
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 ...
31 Jul, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
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.
22 Oct, 2021, 06.56 AM IST
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 ...
13 Dec, 2020, 10.07 AM IST