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Buy gold, then leave it in a forest: Bizarre investment scam in Norway is making victims lose their savings; banks issue warningGold scam: A bizarre investment scam in Norway is prompting warnings after victims were persuaded to buy gold and leave it at secluded fore...
Why Norwegians are buying gold and leaving it in forestsA gold investment scam in Norway has prompted banks to warn customers after victims were allegedly persuaded to buy gold and leave it in fo...
WhatsApp stock tips: Nithin Kamath warns of more pump-and-dump schemes as ED freezes accounts worth Rs 200 croreIn a post on X, formerly Twitter, Kamath said such schemes remain a concern even in 2026, calling them one of the silliest ways for investo...
Delhi Police prevents potential losses of Rs 1.53 crore in five 'digital arrest' scamsDelhi Police successfully intervened to stop significant financial losses from digital arrest scams in various states. The Financial Monito...
'Earn 30% monthly': SBI warns how fraudsters can lure you with tempting offers and what you should doFraudulent investment schemes lure investors with the illusion of high returns and minimal risk. The State Bank of India (SBI) warns that s...
‘I want to reach Rs 1 crore in 3-4 years’: Ankur Warikoo explains the money mistake that keeps people chasing quick wealthAnkur Warikoo recently shared an email from a woman with a Rs 25 lakh investment corpus who wanted to reach Rs 1 crore within three to four...
SEC exposes $15 million alleged scam: How WhatsApp groups, AI trading promises and fake SEC claims lured investorsThe SEC has charged multiple entities over two alleged investment scams totaling more than $15 million. The agency says WhatsApp groups, AI...
Imposter posing as Pittsburgh Steelers Player Eli Heidenreich scams two women out of $1000Two women from Pennsylvania, were scammed by an imposter claiming to be Eli Heidenreich. The incident occurred in July 2026, involving dece...
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
Real estate firm promised Rs 60,000 every month for a Rs 17.5 lakh investment, paid Rs 30,000 for six months, then stopped; court orders company to pay client over 55 lakhA Hyderabad consumer commission has ordered a real estate company to pay over Rs 55 lakh to a customer after finding that it stopped honour...
Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theftIn a bold social engineering heist, young con artists pilfered over $240 million in bitcoin, leading to an extravagant month of luxury splu...
AI fuels low-value cybercrimes, use of 'salami slicing'The rise of low-value cybercrimes is alarming, as scammers increasingly focus on individuals rather than systems. Driven by AI and the digi...
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...
How to identify fake investment schemes that promise quick riches
Torres scam accused launched investment schemes in Bulgaria, verification on: PoliceThe Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) is probing the Torres investment scam, which defrauded 12,783 investors of Rs 130 crore. S...
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...
Psychological tools fraudsters use to trap youThe psychological trickery in some financial scams is worth making a movie. Know what emotionally triggers some into losing their hard-earn...
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.
CBI registers 30 FIRs in 30 daysIn the 30 FIRs (first information reports) registered so far, complainants have alleged that they were promised “double return in a short s...
Real-estate companies' ponzi scam worth over Rs 45,000 crore: CBIIn its case against PACL and PGF, CBI has named PGF Director Nirmal Singh Bhangoo and PACL Director Sukhdev Singh besides six other directo...