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...
29 Jun, 2025, 09.43 AM IST
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...
20 Feb, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
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...
17 Dec, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
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...
11 Nov, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
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...
19 Jul, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
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...
24 Feb, 2024, 09.47 AM IST
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...
18 Aug, 2023, 02.25 PM IST
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
18 Jul, 2023, 01.12 PM IST
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...
10 Jul, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
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...
24 Jan, 2019, 12.01 PM IST
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...
29 Jul, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
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...
02 Jun, 2016, 09.09 PM IST
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...
20 Jan, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
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...
20 Dec, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
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 ...
19 Nov, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
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 ...
16 Dec, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
- Added security call may hit online biz
The new RBI guidelines, which becomes effective from August 1, to provide a third-factor identification for all online transactions may tri...
27 Jul, 2009, 12.12 AM IST