'Trump Hotel Rental scheme': How an advocate lost Rs 6 lakh after being lured by a daily 3% return promiseA lawyer in Haveri fell victim to cyber fraud. He invested in a fake Trump Hotel rental scheme. The scheme used an AI-generated video. It p...
27 May, 2025, 09.25 AM IST
‘Rich’ husband scam: Woman cheats relatives of Rs 12.8 crore by staging 'fake wedding'A 40-year-old woman from Shanghai, surnamed Meng, orchestrated an elaborate scam by staging a fake wedding with a man she met while hitchhi...
08 Feb, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
Bengaluru techie's smart move saves him from flat rental scamNavigating Bengaluru’s rental housing market can be challenging, with scams preying on desperate house hunters. Ramnath Shenoy, a senior pr...
30 Nov, 2024, 09.31 PM IST
How a Bengal man lost Rs 4 lakh in minutes while trying to book a cab through Google searchA West Bengal resident lost Rs 4.1 lakh to an online car rental scam in Udupi, Karnataka. The victim was tricked into entering his bank det...
12 Nov, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
Two men stole $230 million in cryptocurrency and went on a spending spree, US saysThe men, Malone Lam, 20, and Jeandiel Serrano, 21, conspired last month to steal the cryptocurrency funds from a person in Washington, D.C....
21 Sep, 2024, 05.58 PM IST
Can you claim HRA tax exemption for rent paid to wife, parent or any other relative?HRA Exemption for rent paid to family member: The Income Tax Act allows an individual to claim HRA tax exemption provided specified conditi...
01 Apr, 2024, 10.42 AM IST
Magicbricks ties up with Razorpay and HDFC Bank for credit card rent payThe tenant needs to provide details of the landlord, make payments through credit cards and the landlord will receive the payment based on ...
09 Mar, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
Crypto founder admits he cheated investors out of $25 millionRobert Farkas pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan
17 Jun, 2020, 08.09 AM IST
Vacay-check: Don't advertise travel plans on FB, be cautious with public WiFiAround 30% of holiday fraud victims were scammed after spotting a great offer which turned out to be too good to be true.
19 Jul, 2019, 08.09 AM IST
Zoomcar partners with Onfido to make user verification safe and secureOnfido’s identity verification technology is expected to enable Zoomcar to safely rent cars to its users.
19 Jul, 2018, 03.05 PM IST
PNB fraud: Not only PSBs hit, 18 businessmen, 24 firms go bankruptThese businessmen and firms had opened franchise showrooms of Choksi-owned Gitanjali Jewellery and Gili in Delhi, Agra, Meerut, Bengaluru, ...
19 Feb, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Alibaba enters China's housing rental marketThe system will cover apartments put up for rent from all sources -- the government, individuals, real estate developers and agents, accord...
12 Aug, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
Card, Aadhaar enabled payments at all PDS, fertiliser depots soonFinance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said over 1.7 lakh PoS machines have already been installed at public distribution system (PDS) shops and mo...
06 Feb, 2017, 03.50 PM IST
First leasing bank fraud probe: former chief under lensIn his response to ET, Muthiah squarely blames Farouk Irani, former managing director at First Leasing, a company Irani founded along with ...
01 Jul, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Top 6 real estate scams and how home buyers can avoid themReal estate scams run the entire gamut, from legal frauds and fly-by-night operators to false promises and buy-one-get-something-free offer...
15 Apr, 2015, 01.35 PM IST
- Retail rentals stabilising after two years
Rentals for retail stores and showrooms have stabilised across Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Basics of customer service
03 Apr, 2008, 05.40 PM IST
- Run of the mall losing speed
Mall mania appears to be ebbing in the country.
26 Mar, 2008, 01.57 AM IST