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- Text message scams jump 146% in India amid rise in scam-led digital fraud: ReportText message-based scams in India have surged 146 per cent, highlighting a sharp shift in the country's digital fraud landscape towards sca...24 Jul, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
- US cracks down on cyber scams with global visa restrictionsThe US has introduced a global visa restriction policy targeting individuals involved in cyber scams and sextortion, along with their immed...24 Jul, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
- Housing finance stocks: Is the worst of perception over? Time for a relook? 11 HFC stocks with upside potential from a low 6% to 30%As a sector, housing finance has borne the brunt of regulatory changes and various scams at different points of time. It is a sector that h...14 Jul, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
- Psychology explains why scammers are so convincing and it may have more to do with language than technologyScammers use carefully engineered language to persuade and influence potential victims. They build trust with polite greetings and expressi...13 Jul, 2026, 09.11 AM 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
- IT slide meets Q1 earnings; Sebi greenlights Rentomojo IPOA sharp fall in IT stocks has put the sector under pressure ahead of the June-quarter earnings season. This and more in today's ETtech Top ...06 Jul, 2026, 07.56 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
- Best Proverb of the Day: "He whose mouth has been burnt by hot milk will always blow on yoghurt." How our brains turn experience into fearBest Proverb of the Day: A Turkish proverb, "He whose mouth has been burnt by hot milk will always blow on yoghurt," illustrates how past n...26 Jun, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
- Best Proverb of the Day: 'It is the calm and silent water that...' Life lessons from African saying on complacency, hidden dangers, unpredictability, intelligence, caution and wisdomBest Proverb of the Day highlights the Ghanaian saying, "It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man." The proverb explains why peopl...22 Jun, 2026, 04.41 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
- How a Delhi CA routed Rs 900 crore in a year from online scams through DubaiA chartered accountant is under scrutiny for his alleged role in an international fraud network that siphoned off approximately Rs 900 cror...13 Mar, 2026, 04.49 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
- Nightmare in the name of 'Elon Musk': Ex-pilot duped of ₹72 lakh in web of liesA retired pilot lost ₹72 lakh to scammers impersonating Elon Musk and his associates, believing he was investing in SpaceX and Tesla. The f...22 Mar, 2025, 11.00 AM IST
- That online investment scam is a geopolitical problemOnline scams have grown into a global industry with connections to countries like Russia and China. Cybercrime, now a national security iss...24 Feb, 2025, 11.51 AM IST
- Online investment scam: Fake Invesco, Goldman Sachs agents dupe Kerala man Rs 7.5 croreA man from Kerala was scammed of Rs 7.55 crore by fraudsters posing as representatives from Invesco Capital and Goldman Sachs, who tricked ...26 Jun, 2024, 03.28 PM IST
- Latin Americans fall prey to more online scams as cybersecurity lagsLatin America's recent progress on technological inclusion has created new opportunities for scams, experts say, with the pandemic fueling ...15 Aug, 2023, 11.44 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
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