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22 Oct 2024

The Return That Cost Me More Than the Sale

Running a successful retail business requires juggling many moving parts, and I had always prided myself on offering excellent customer service, especially when it came to returns. I believed that...
22 Oct 2024

The Chargeback That Turned Into Fraud

I run a small online store selling custom-made clothing. My business was doing well, and I had built a reputation for delivering quality products to satisfied customers. One day, I received an orde...
22 Oct 2024

The Too-Good-To-Be-True Deal That Was a Scam

It all started when I stumbled upon an incredible deal online — a brand-new smartphone for half the price. I’d been saving up for an upgrade, and this seemed like the perfect opportunit...
22 Oct 2024

The Fake Tech Support Call That Almost Cost Me Eve...

It was a regular Thursday afternoon when my phone rang, displaying an unknown number. Usually, I don’t answer calls from numbers I don’t recognize, but I was expecting a package, so I p...
19 Oct 2024

How a Small Business Was Almost Scammed

Sarah was the owner of a small marketing agency, thriving in her industry but juggling the many tasks of running a growing business. One Friday morning, she received an invoice in her email from a...
07 Oct 2024

Davin's fictional Facebook lottery win

Davin received a private message on Facebook from the 'Facebook Freedom Lottery’ claiming he and others had won amounts up to $150 000. At first he didn’t believe it. Businesses don't g...
03 Oct 2024

Software professional's Rs 20,000 redesign offer f...

A software engineer from Gurgaon recently shared an amusing interaction with a scammer on X (formerly Twitter). The scammer had initially posed as an HDFC Bank representative, claiming that Sharan'...
03 Oct 2024

Investment scam: I lost $50,000 in fake online tra...

I was contacted over the phone by an online trader who specialised in binary options, cryptocurrency and forex trading. He said his company was on the cutting edge and used the latest technology an...
01 Oct 2024

Doha bank loan scam: Kerala businessman accused of...

Doha bank loan fraud: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at three locations in Kerala on August 28, uncovering evidence of a massive financial fraud involving a Kannur-based businessm...
01 Oct 2024

Rajesh Puri Narrowly Escapes Kidnapping in Delhi A...

Veteran TV actor Rajesh Puri, known for his roles in shows like Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki, recently faced a shocking ordeal when he was nearly kidnapped in Del...
30 Sep 2024

Job scams surged 118% in 2023, aided by AI. Here’s...

Employment scams surged last year, as criminals leveraged artificial intelligence to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting job seekers, experts said. Consumer reports of job scams...
30 Sep 2024

Kerala man loses Rs 7.55 crores after falling for...

The cases of online investment scams are on the rise in India. In the past few months, a number of individuals have lost lakhs and crores in these scams in the hope of getting high returns on their...
30 Sep 2024

Online dating scams: What are they, how they work...

Online dating scams are on rise in the country, especially in the metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2022, dating scams ha...
30 Sep 2024

Rajkot bizman loses ₹16 lakh in fake NRI inheritan...

A Rajkot-based businessman has been duped of ₹16.15 lakh by a cyber fraudster who posed as a bank official from the US and offered the inheritance of a deceased NRI (non-resident Indian). The victi...
30 Sep 2024

Call centre scam: ‘US marshals’ calling from Noida...

NOIDA: A full-fledged call centre whose employees sent out voicemails to American citizens impersonating US marshals was unearthed in a police raid on Saturday, leading to the arrest of 73 youths &...

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