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- Manali–Mandi ‘traffic police’ scam: Viral video claims 'fake collectors' are charging ₹300 in broad daylight. Watch
- South Korea targets Cambodia’s scam industry after kidnappings, torture and a deathWith a growing crisis at hand, South Korea is proactively seeking to repatriate its citizens from Cambodia, where an alarming number have f...15 Oct, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
- Small businesses face a new threat: Pay up or be flooded with bad reviewsDespite efforts by companies like Google to combat fake reviews, many slip through, prompting calls for stronger moderation and support for...18 Sep, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
- Sextortion, fake jobs and trading frauds: Police data reveals scamsters’ dirty playbook, how they trap victims and move fundsCybercrime networks across India are perpetrating scams like sextortion, online trading fraud, and fake job offers, exploiting vulnerable i...11 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
- Nigerian who came to India on medical visa in 2013 among six arrested for fake lottery and gift scamDelhi Police arrested six men, including two Nigerian nationals, for running an online scam. The accused posed as foreign women and promise...21 Jul, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
- Cybercrime rate rises, victims lost whopping $16 billion. Here are top scams that duped peopleLosses from cybercrime are notoriously hard to calculate. The FBI's figures are among the most comprehensive, but the bureau acknowledged t...23 Apr, 2025, 06.04 PM IST
- Kidnapped by 'friends': How a gang used social media to trap victims and extort lakhsIn Jaipur's Pratap Nagar, four gang members were arrested for kidnapping and extortion via a social networking app. They lured a young man,...21 Mar, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
- Recruiter by day, fake US model by night: How a Delhi MBA graduate duped over 700 women on Bumble and SnapchatA 23-year-old man named Tushar Singh Bisht has been arrested in East Delhi for defrauding over 700 women on dating apps. He posed as a US m...06 Jan, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
- Bengaluru techie scammed by 'escort': How a Rs 15,000 booking led to Rs 8.1 lakh lossAn IT professional in Bengaluru was extorted Rs 8.1 lakh after booking an escort online. The escort pretended to be an undercover police of...02 Dec, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
- Student's 10-month hotel fraud exposed: How a 21-year-old scammed 63 hotels with this trick?A 21-year-old student from Zhejiang, China, scammed 63 hotels over 10 months by planting dead cockroaches, hair, and used condoms in rooms ...30 Nov, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
- WhatsApp fake wedding scam can steal all your money with one message - How it works and how to stay safeCybercriminals are exploiting the trend of digital wedding invitations on WhatsApp to scam unsuspecting users. The scam involves sending fa...13 Nov, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
- 'Hamko arrest kar ke dikhaao', cybercriminals threaten Ahmedabad resident; scam her of Rs 14,000Lavanya Banerjee from Ahmedabad has been persistently harassed by cybercriminals who scammed her mother of Rs 14,000. Despite threatening p...26 Aug, 2024, 05.04 PM IST
- Meta removes 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria over 'sextortion' scamsNigerian online fraudsters, known as "Yahoo boys," are notorious for scams that range from passing themselves off as people in financial ne...25 Jul, 2024, 09.09 AM IST
- FIR against Baghel in Mahadev betting case 'conspiracy' of BJP: Chhattisgarh Congress chief BaijCongress's Deepak Baij accused BJP of conspiring an FIR against ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel in Mahadev online betting scam. Baij alleged defamatio...19 Mar, 2024, 04.17 PM IST
- Chinese scammers are using innovative ways to dupe you, reveals Hyderabad Police probeChinese fraudsters have been behind an Rs 712 crore investment scam following a bust by Hyderabad police, with the group adept at creating ...31 Jul, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
- ED raids in Chhattisgarh: Baghel wonders why agency leaves out BJP-ruled statesThe ED conducted searches at multiple locations in Chhattisgarh and also in Andhra Pradesh, officials said earlier in the day. "The ED has ...28 Mar, 2023, 06.54 PM IST
- Cartel of politicians, bureaucrats extorting illegal levy on coal transport in Chhattisgarh: Enforcement DirectorateThe federal probe agency arrested IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and two others on Thursday after conducting multiple raids in the central Indi...14 Oct, 2022, 11.28 PM IST
- Fake ransom seeking email scam prowling in Indian cyberspaceThe Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), in a latest advisory, has said while there is "nothing to worry" about such emails...02 May, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
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