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Real-life Ricky Bahl? How this man defrauded 25 women by marrying them & built crores-worth empire, with his son also helping himA man accused of conning over 25 women across states by posing as a groom on matrimonial platforms has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh. Anuj...
Personal data isn't collected: MHA on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sourcesSecurity agencies are utilizing open-source intelligence from public sources like social media for information gathering, assuring no priva...
Spouse, who hid details of past marriage has committed fraud; rules Delhi High Court and annuls marriageThe Delhi High Court upheld the annulment of a marriage, emphasizing the critical importance of honesty in matrimonial alliances. The husba...
She said 'let’s build our future', then...: Bengaluru engineer looking for love loses over Rs 80 lakh to 'UK bride'A Bengaluru software engineer was swindled out of Rs 79.3 lakh in an elaborate cyber scam that began on a matrimonial website. After connec...
How a mistaken video call from an auto exposed a US visa fraudA Mumbai doctor was scammed out of Rs 2 lakh by a man posing as a US embassy official she met on a matrimonial site. The fraud was revealed...
How a security guard duped 50 women on matrimonial sites by posing as a senior manager and top govt officialDelhi police arrested a 35-year-old security guard, Manoj Gahlyan, for allegedly defrauding women on matrimonial websites. Posing as a high...
Cybercrimes on rise: Tamil Nadu Police warns public; Chennai, Coimbatore, tier-II cities vulnerableYear by year, there has been an increase in cyber crimes related to financial fraud, with about Rs 189 crore looted off this year alone, ac...
Nearly 700 people falling prey to cyber crimes in Delhi every day: DCP Cyber Crime CellThe Deputy Commissioner of Delhi's Cyber Crime Cell revealed a concerning trend of 700 cyber fraud victims daily in the capital. The crimes...
Hyderabad woman arrested for kidnapping TV anchor in matrimonial fraud caseHyderabad businesswoman arrested for kidnapping TV anchor Pranav Sistla after being duped for Rs 40 lakh by an impersonator who used Pranav...
Conman posing as UK-based 'heart specialist' dupes 22 women of Rs 4.5 croreThe con artist reached out to women through matrimonial websites, claiming to be a doctor and convincing them to give money by concocting f...
Digital identity verification startup Bureau gets $4.5 million topup funding from GMO Venture Partners, othersThe identity verification startup gets fresh funding from GMO group. The money will be used to expand the team and enter newer geographies
Conman arrested in Mysuru after duping multiple women in marriage scamThe recent arrest was made possible due to a complaint lodged by the Mysuru woman whom Mahesh married in a city in neighboring Andhra Prade...
The millennials of India are turning to algorithms for loveSo the MIT Sloan School of Management alum decided to build an AI-powered matchmaking app, one that would determine emotional, intellectual...
The customs of conmenForget the Nigerian Prince scam. Now, confidence tricksters posing as Customs officials are defrauding people of crores of rupees using a c...
Matrimonial sites must verify users with valid IDs: GovernmentGovt has advised that matrimonial websites should caution users against possible fraudsters and encourage users to report any fraudulent ac...
Small cybercrime team no match for complaint spikeBengaluru's first exclusive cybercrime police station has not been able to solve not even one of the 26 complaints it has received since it...
Women and Child Development Ministry to come up with guidelines to check harassment on matrimonial sitesThe ministry also held a meeting on November 17 with online service providers of the matrimonial sites to find out possible ways for better...
Government plans to make shaadi sites saferFaced with increasing complaints related to fake online profiles, stalking and harassment by “prospective grooms“, the government plans to ...
Government asks matrimonial websites to authenticate profiles using Aadhaar cardsManeka Gandhi suggested using Aadhaar details to authenticate profiles & by early next year, all matrimonial sites will have to crack down ...
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The new RBI guidelines, which becomes effective from August 1, to provide a third-factor identification for all online transactions may tri...