Common investment frauds and how to avoid themInvestment frauds are on the rise. Those hopeful of high returns in the short run tend to lose the most.
IMA ponzi scam: ED attaches assets worth Rs 209 crore under PMLAThe central agency said its Bengaluru zonal office has issued a provisional order, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, for attach...
Bitcoin triggers ponzi scheme fear: Government in a huddle, plans crackdownThe financial regulators are worried that a complete lack of regulatory regime for such cryptocurrencies may give rise to 'e-ponzi' schemes.
Bitcoin surge, ICOs raise regulatory hackles on e-ponzi fearsRBI and Sebi will soon get into a huddle to prepare a framework to protect gullible investors.
Saradha scam: Mukul Roy faces CBI queries for 4 hoursParty members burned up phone lines all evening, calling secondary sources in the fear that Roy had spilled the beans.
Gullible investors trapped due to their own greed: CBI chief Anil Sinha"They (investors in ponzi schemes) are not suffering because CBI is not investigating these cases. They are suffering because of other reas...
Saradha scam: CBI to file first chargesheet by October endThe first chargesheet would cover a part of the investigations and those persons against whom adequate evidence had been found.
Mamata Banerjee questions SEBI, P Chidambaram on being targeted about Saradha ponzi scamWith Rahul Gandhi targeting her govt for inaction on the Saradha ponzi scam, Mamata today questioned SEBI and Finance Minister P Chidamabar...
Government's guidelines soon to differentiate genuine, ponzi schemes: Sachin PilotGuidelines are close to being finalised by the Consumer Affairs Ministry and the Corporate Affairs Ministry has given its suggestions and o...
Strong enforcement of rules necessary to curb ponzi schemes: Sachin PilotCorporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot today said there should be strong enforcement of laws and regulations at all levels to curb the men...
Government working on streamlining rules for multi-level marketing companies: Sachin PilotThe minister's comments come against the backdrop of the recent arrest of global direct selling major Amway's India Chairman by the Kerala ...
Sebi probes pyramid schemes based on cows and desi gheeMany officials connived in Bihar to buy fictitious fodder for non-existent cattle for years, uncowed by fear of retribution, divine or judi...
Chit-fund scam: Sudipta Sen cash trail may lead to Singapore, BangkokAccording to sources, FIU may seek the help of the international Egmont Group sharing financial information across member countries to spot...
- Saradha chit fund scam: BJP fears for Sudipta Sen's safety
Reiterating his demand for a CBI inquiry, Sinha said those named by Sudipta Sen in his letter to CBI should be thoroughly interrogated by t...
- Citibank fraud: ‘Duped’ by Shiv Raj Puri, investor lodges first complaint
Days after police busted the Rs 300-crore Citibank scam, an individual investor turned up at the district administration office on Monday a...
- Indian Madoffs benefit from regulatory vacuum
As many of these Ponzi schemes do not technically take public deposits, they escape the stringent guidelines of the RBI. World's top tax ha...
- Federal Court rejects Madoff's bail plea cancellation
A federal court has rejected the plea of prosecutors to cancel the $10 million bail of Bernard L Madoff, the accused of swindling investors...