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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'...
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 &...
30 Sep 2024

Two students lost around Rs 13 lakh in a home rent...

In a distressing incident, a 22-year-old student, Eason Lee, and his friend fell victim to a sophisticated rental scam in London, losing more than £13,000 in the process. This is around Rs 13...
30 Sep 2024

Senior citizen from Bengaluru loses Rs 1.2 crore a...

In yet another case of a cyber scam, a 77-year-old woman from Bengaluru was swindled out of Rs 1.2 crore by cyber criminals posing as officials from the telecom department and the Mumbai Crime Bran...
30 Sep 2024

Navi Mumbai Cyber Scams: The Truth Behind The Rs 2...

In May 2024, over 1,000 suspicious Skype accounts were blocked, highlighting the scale of rising cybercrime. Extortion tactics have grown more sophisticated, with cybercriminals impersonating law e...
30 Sep 2024

DCB detains man accused of cheating 45 people in ‘...

A man, who allegedly cheated at least 45 vehicle owners by promising them hefty monthly returns in lieu of their cars in a rental car scam was on Saturday detained by the Ahmedabad Detection of Cri...

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