SP Oswal, Vardhman Group's chief, lost Rs 7 crore in online scam by fake CBILudhiana Police arrested two suspects from Guwahati for duping industrialist S P Oswal of Rs 7 crore by posing as CBI officers. The suspect...
01 Oct, 2024, 02.21 PM IST
When Mr. Right turns into Mr. Hyde: 43% of Indians have fallen prey to romantic scams online!Powered by AI and deepfake, many fraudsters have channelised cutting-edge technology to scam vulnerable people, desperate to meet their sou...
13 Feb, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
Payments app Zelle begins refunds for imposter scams after Washington pressureThe 2,100 financial firms on Zelle, a peer-to-peer network owned by seven banks including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, began reversi...
13 Nov, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
Ludhiana man falls victim to membership scam by fake Zomato employeeFake Zomato employees are scamming business owners in Ludhiana, offering bogus membership deals. The imposters, posing as part of the Zomat...
20 Aug, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
Stranger Things! Woman in US divorces husband, duped of $10,000 after she fell in love with hit Netflix series 'actor'A woman was duped of $10,000 after she got into an online romantic relationship with an imposter who posed as "Stranger Things" actor.
17 Aug, 2023, 07.08 PM IST
Almost half of Indians experience AI-enabled fake voice scams, 83% victims lost money: McAfee surveyThe report suggests using a verbal codeword among family members and trusted close friends as one of the protective measures from voice sca...
01 May, 2023, 09.59 PM IST
CM Kejriwal alleges 'Maha Vyapam scam' in Gujarat, promises 10-year jail if AAP comes to power"Did anybody go to jail for leaking papers? They will now go to jail (when AAP forms a government). Madhya Pradesh had the 'Vyapam scam. In...
24 Aug, 2022, 12.58 PM IST
SBI warns customers against engaging with these numbers: Here's whyThe State Bank of India (SBI) has warned its customers about phishing scams through several channels of communication, including text messa...
21 Apr, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Vyapam scam: HC grants conditional bail to nine ex-officials of private medical collegesThe scam in Vyapam or Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, now renamed MP Karmachari Chayan Aayog, broke out in 2013, wherein can...
12 Mar, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
Controversy-hit Vyapam's name changed for 2nd time, now rechristened as MP Karmachari Chayan Aayog"The decision to change the name of MP Professional Examination Board was taken by the state cabinet at its meeting on Friday," state Home ...
18 Feb, 2022, 04.13 PM IST
Indian call centers a source of imposter frauds: USThe US government told lawmakers said American officials were training Indian law enforcement agencies to act against the fraudsters.
29 Jun, 2016, 10.51 PM IST
Vyapam scam: Here's what it takes to lure exam fraudsThe Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force (MP STF) has detained over three dozen students from colleges across UP, many of whom are imposters.
09 Sep, 2015, 03.21 PM IST
UP coaching schools breed Vyapam scam accused on a large scalehese solvers were imposters who appeared for other students in pre-medical test, said Virendra Jain, additional SP, Gwalior.
10 Jul, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
Yet another Vyapam scam accused diesNarendra Singh Tomar, an accused in the high-profile MPPEB scam, has died under mysterious circumstances in an Indore jail
28 Jun, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Lucknow medical universities a hub for Munnabhais; UP STF busts racket providing solved question papersIn October 2014, an FIR was registered against two KGMU teachers and other staff members for allegedly running an admission racket.
28 May, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
MPPEB scam: 1,000 appointments, selections found fake, says Shivraj Singh ChouhanIn view of the magnitude of the scam, the state govt decided to handover the case to the STF which is probing it currently in an impartial ...
15 Jan, 2014, 01.39 PM IST
- 100 fake doctors? Madhya Pradesh hit by Munnabhai scam
A Munnabhai MBBS scenario unfolded in Madhya Pradesh as six government medical colleges were found to be training at least 114 potential do...
29 Dec, 2011, 09.23 AM IST