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US shuts India-based call centre operation that defrauded elderly AmericansUS authorities have dismantled an India-based call centre scam. Hundreds of elderly Americans lost millions to tech support fraud. The inve...21 May, 2026, 11.16 AM IST- Good news for senior citizens: Money in this bank can now only be transferred by double OTP verification one to a/c holder and another to trusted contactSenior citizens in Gurugram and Faridabad now have enhanced security for their bank accounts. HDFC Bank has introduced a double OTP system....20 May, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
- Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
- 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...26 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
- 'They said it was for tax and fees': Senior citizen spends Rs 64 lakh to 'recover' old insurance funds, ends up with a police notice for criminal activity insteadA 62-year-old senior citizen from Navi Mumbai was cheated of Rs 64 lakh over four years by cyber fraudsters who posed as officials from the...26 Apr, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
- Actor Nusrat appears before ED in Kolkata in connection with housing project fraud probeActor Nusrat Jahan appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Kolkata. The appearance is in connection with a housing fraud case. The E...22 Apr, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
- Is it worth taking a fresh look at the housing finance sector? 6 housing finance stocks with upside potential of up to 18%Housing finance is one of those sectors where the macro picture is always attractive, but not so much the micro reality. At the level of th...22 Apr, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
- From May 1, CBI notices to carry QR code to verify genuinenessThe Central Bureau of Investigation is launching a new system to fight cybercriminals. From May 1, CBI notices will feature a special QR co...20 Apr, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
- India mulls payment lags, checks for senior citizens as digital fraud rises, RBI paper showsThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new rules to combat rising online fraud. High-value digital payments may face a one-hour delay. Extr...10 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
- RBI proposes one-hour delay on high-value digital transfers to curb fraudThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new rules to fight digital payment fraud. These include delays for certain bank transfers and extra ...10 Apr, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
- Trying to book LPG cylinder? Delhi Police has an urgent message for you that can save your bank a/c from getting emptyDelhi Police are warning residents about a surge in phishing scams targeting LPG cylinder bookings amid West Asian conflict concerns. Scamm...17 Mar, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
- Niti Aayog drafts plan to shield senior citizens from digital scamsIndia is preparing a policy road map to protect senior citizens from digital scams, with Niti Aayog working on a multi-ministerial action p...03 Jan, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
- Meta expands safety tools to safeguard older adults from online scamsMeta cautioned that scammers may pressure their targets to share their screen to trick people into giving away sensitive information, inclu...22 Oct, 2025, 12.09 PM IST
- Truecaller partners with Khyaal to protect senior citizens from scamsTruecaller and Khyaal have joined forces to protect senior citizens from scams. The partnership includes educational content like scam high...05 Aug, 2025, 03.46 PM IST
- 83-year-old retiree loses Rs 1.19 crore in fake IPO scamAn 83-year-old Mumbai man lost Rs 1.19 crore in an online stock scam after joining a fake WhatsApp group posing as ICICI advisors. Lured by...22 Jun, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
- 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...26 Nov, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
- Why are senior citizens being targeted for online scams? Ritesh Bhatia answersYes, so firstly, let us understand one thing, let me give you an example recently there was a spike in something called as the grandparent ...08 Aug, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
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