Platforms misused for fraud, terror financing: Govt after introducing bill to ban real money gamingThe framework of the proposed legislation looks to encourage the growth of e-sports and online social games as an industry, while promoting...
20 Aug, 2025, 02.52 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
H-1B visa lottery for FY26 completed, petition filing begins April 1The USCIS has completed the initial registration for FY 2026 H-1B visas, meeting the quota for both the regular and master’s caps. Selected...
01 Apr, 2025, 07.39 AM IST
H-1B visa registration for FY26 opens today: Key things to knowThe H-1B visa registration for FY26 starts today and ends on March 24, 2025. USCIS has raised the registration fee to $215 per beneficiary....
07 Mar, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
H-1B Visa registration for FY2026 opens on March 7 – Here's key deadlines, fees, selection process, and fraud prevention measures explainedH-1B visa registration for FY2026 begins on March 7, 2025, and will remain open until March 24, 2025. Employers must register beneficiaries...
06 Mar, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Bengaluru woman received a scratch card and a letter. Then she lost Rs 18 lakh. What went wrong?A woman from Bengaluru became ensnared in a complex lottery scam involving scratch cards, losing over Rs 18 lakh in a span of three months....
13 May, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
Nigerian diplomats getting Raksha tips at Ahmedabad-based universityA delegation of 30 Nigerian diplomats, including officials from various Nigerian law enforcement agencies, is undergoing a two-week trainin...
21 Jan, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra loses Rs 1 lakh in online power bill fraud; tips to prevent cyber scamsThe 'Hothat Brishti' actress while narrating her ordeal on Instagram, urged fans to refrain from downloading any app or browsing any link i...
11 Sep, 2023, 02.12 PM IST
Payments on WhatsApp launches ‘Scam Se Bacho’ campaign in IndiaPayments on WhatsApp allow users to send and receive money from their contacts via Unified Payment Interface (UPI) as easily as sending a W...
26 Jul, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
7 Measures you should know to prevent online fraudIn case your debit or credit card is lost or stolen, informing the bank immediately and getting it blocked is the first step to avoid a fin...
10 Mar, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
Aadhaar-link con calls may wipe out your bank balanceIn most cases, swindlers knew that their Aadhaar was not linked with their bank account. Calls were usually made either during night or in ...
13 May, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
Indians losing more money to online frauds than other Asians : Telenor surveyIndians are losing more money to Internet fraud than those in other Asian countries, reveals a Telenor survey.
01 Aug, 2016, 11.19 AM IST
Work-from-home, lottery, fake bank emails top online scams: Telenor studyFor those surveyed who indeed have been subject to an online scam in India, 90% have lost money and compared to neighbours, the sums stolen...
10 Mar, 2016, 02.51 PM IST
Give Rs 15,500 to get Rs 5.50 crore: Scamsters posing as RBI Governor RajanAbout another fraud perpetrated in its name, RBI recently said in a public alert that fraudsters were promising to issue credit cards in th...
04 Dec, 2014, 05.22 PM IST
Now, a phishing email in the name of RBIAn email allegedly from India's central bank, asking denizens to secure their bank account details with the RBI is fake, and an attempt by ...
14 Mar, 2013, 09.18 AM IST
- Protect yourself from fake online job offers and lotteries
Attacks by cyber criminals have intensified recently, fuelled by the growing use of the internet and mobile phones as well as the general d...
22 May, 2010, 12.58 AM IST
- Money mules on the rise as e-fraud thrives in India
In a depressed job market that has youth frantically searching for jobs online, a threat of enormous proportions looms for the unwitting on...
17 Feb, 2010, 04.39 PM IST