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Gurgaon: How gay dating apps turned into a trap for kidnapping & extortion racketsA 22-year-old man was allegedly kidnapped and extorted after meeting a stranger from Grindr in Gurgaon. Police are investigating a potentia...
Rs 40 lakh return from Rs 22,000 investment? How ‘Quantum AI’ scam is misusing Nirmala Sitharaman’s name to lure investorsQuantum AI scam: A viral message falsely claims Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting a 'Quantum AI' investment scheme. It promi...
Mangaluru man gets call about SIM card misuse; one mistake makes him lose Rs 2,07,04,600 in a few weeksA 61-year-old man in Mangaluru was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore in a sophisticated digital arrest scam, where fraudsters posing as of...
Bengaluru director made a Rs 34 payment mistake, then his account started draining until nearly Rs 74,000 vanishedA 56-year-old Bengaluru-based company director lost nearly Rs 74,000 in an online scam after falling for a fake bank reward points redempti...
Polymarket gambler makes $35,000 profit by using hair dryer to tamper with temperature readings at Paris airportA Polymarket user allegedly made $35,000 by exploiting unusual temperature spikes recorded at Paris airport, prompting a police investigati...
Canadian authorities warn of surge in fake ‘milk settlement’ text scam exploiting class-action credibilityCanadian authorities are issuing a stern warning about a widespread text message scam. Fraudsters are impersonating legitimate class action...
Black Friday 2025 sale scam alert: Fake shopping sites surge 250% – how to spot and avoid themBlack Friday 2025 scam: Holiday shoppers face a sharp rise in online scams. Fake shopping websites are increasing, often using AI to look r...
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from ThailandIndia is bringing home hundreds of its citizens. They fled from Myanmar last month. Most worked at online scam centers. These centers were ...
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...
Valentine's Day scams exposed: How Facebook and Instagram romance fraud is trapping victims worldwide & how to protect yourselfValentine's Day scams are on the rise, especially on Facebook and Instagram, where fraudsters create fake profiles to trap victims. These r...
Govt raises red flag over 'pig butchering scam'; here's what Home Ministry just foundA new cyber fraud, called the 'Pig Butchering Scam', is targeting vulnerable people like unemployed youths, housewives, and students. Cyber...
Mumbai woman duped of Rs 3.8 cr by online fraudsters, held in digital custody for a monthA 77-year-old woman from south Mumbai was scammed out of Rs 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials. Threatened w...
Rs 50,000 for a cold drink? How Ghaziabad scamsters duped love seekers on dating appA Delhi man was handed a Rs. 16,400 bill for a cold drink while on a date in Ghaziabad. This led to the arrest of eight people involved in ...
What is a pig butchering scam? An increasing number of Americans are falling victim to this scam; here's all you need to knowA growing scam known as pig butchering involves scammers gradually building trust with victims, often through online relationships, before ...
China cracks down on hundreds of millions of dollars of government investment scamsPublic security agencies have solved a total of more than 260 cases this year and taken down 180 criminal groups related to fake national p...
Malaysia mulls rules for Google, Meta to pay news outlets for contentMalaysia said on Tuesday it is considering regulations that will make internet giants Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook parent Meta Platfo...
Covid-related fake news, online scams and ransomware dominate 2020According to a report by digital security and products firm Avast, the raging coronavirus pandemic was used by cybercriminals to spread sca...