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To Curb Fraud, Banks May Soon Call You From Numbers Starting With These Digits
The RBI on Friday asked banks to use only the '1600xx' phone numbering series to call customers for transactional purposes with a view to preventing financial fraud.
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Trafficker Who Forced Indians Into Cyber Crime Caught After 2,500-km Chase
A man who forced many young men from India to commit cyber crimes through fake call centres on the promise of getting them jobs abroad has been arrested from Hyderabad by the Delhi Police yesterday after a 2,500-km chase.
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A WhatsApp Call, Month-Long Digital Arrest And Rs 4 Crore Fraud In Mumbai
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai has been duped of Rs. 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as IPS officers.
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North Korea’s BlueNoroff Group Reportedly Targeting Crypto Community Members on MacOS
According to SentinelLabs, North Korea's BlueNoroff group is distributing fake crypto news to lure users into downloading infected multi-storage malware onto their MacBook. Earlier in September, the FBI reported that crypto consumers lost over $5.6 billion (roughly Rs. 47,029 crore) to cryptocurrency-related fraud last year.
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Delhi Police Uncovers Renewable Energy Fraud; Binance Aids in Tracing Illicit Funds
In a new development, Binance revealed that it collaborated with Delhi Police to investigate a renewable energy fraud. As a result, 100,000 USDT, equivalent to Rs. 84 lakh, has been seized.
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Centre Introduces New System To Identify, Block International Spoof Calls
Centre has introduced a new system to identify and block incoming international spoofed calls before they can reach Indian telecom subscribers.
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Teacher Gets Scam Call About Daughter In Sex Racket, Dies Of Heart Attack
Scams over the telephone have led to several people suffering financial losses so far, but this may be the first instance in which one such attempted fraud allegedly cost a woman her life.
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Railway Official Loses Rs 9 Lakh Online As Fraudsters Pose As CBI Men
A railway official here lost Rs 9 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers, who told him that he was involved in a money laundering case and then produced him before a "judge" via video call, police said.
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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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"Send Me Rs 500 For Cab": Scammer Poses As Chief Justice, Case Filed
From fake digital arrests to courier fraud, cybercriminals have become crafty. After several instances of fraudsters impersonating policemen, messaging and calling people to dupe them of their hard-earned money, a fake message from the 'CJI', seeking
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Explained: How Telecom Regulator Is Cracking Down On Spam, Fraud Calls
Taking action to curb the twin problems of spam calls and fraudsters duping people over the phone, the telecom regulator has directed companies to stop calls from unregistered telemarketers and blacklist them for up to two years.
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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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Telecom Regulator TRAI To Review, Tighten Rules To Curb Spam Calls
Telecom regulator will review and strengthen regulations to curb pesky, spam calls, TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said today.
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Delhi Man Cheats US Woman Of $400,000. Probe Agency Explains How He Did It
Lisa Roth, a woman from the US, got a call on July 4, 2023, from a person who claimed to be an "agent of Microsoft". He asked her to transfer $400,000 dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet.
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Fraud, Mental Torture And Rape: Bihar's Call Centre From Hell
For months, Bihars Muzaffarpur was home to a call centre from hell. A company called DBR Networking had put up advertisements across social media, including Facebook, seeking agents for a call centre run by them.
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To Curb Fraud, Banks May Soon Call You From Numbers Starting With These Digits
The RBI on Friday asked banks to use only the '1600xx' phone numbering series to call customers for transactional purposes with a view to preventing financial fraud.
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Trafficker Who Forced Indians Into Cyber Crime Caught After 2,500-km Chase
A man who forced many young men from India to commit cyber crimes through fake call centres on the promise of getting them jobs abroad has been arrested from Hyderabad by the Delhi Police yesterday after a 2,500-km chase.
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A WhatsApp Call, Month-Long Digital Arrest And Rs 4 Crore Fraud In Mumbai
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai has been duped of Rs. 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as IPS officers.
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North Korea’s BlueNoroff Group Reportedly Targeting Crypto Community Members on MacOS
According to SentinelLabs, North Korea's BlueNoroff group is distributing fake crypto news to lure users into downloading infected multi-storage malware onto their MacBook. Earlier in September, the FBI reported that crypto consumers lost over $5.6 billion (roughly Rs. 47,029 crore) to cryptocurrency-related fraud last year.
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Delhi Police Uncovers Renewable Energy Fraud; Binance Aids in Tracing Illicit Funds
In a new development, Binance revealed that it collaborated with Delhi Police to investigate a renewable energy fraud. As a result, 100,000 USDT, equivalent to Rs. 84 lakh, has been seized.
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Centre Introduces New System To Identify, Block International Spoof Calls
Centre has introduced a new system to identify and block incoming international spoofed calls before they can reach Indian telecom subscribers.
-
Teacher Gets Scam Call About Daughter In Sex Racket, Dies Of Heart Attack
Scams over the telephone have led to several people suffering financial losses so far, but this may be the first instance in which one such attempted fraud allegedly cost a woman her life.
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Railway Official Loses Rs 9 Lakh Online As Fraudsters Pose As CBI Men
A railway official here lost Rs 9 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers, who told him that he was involved in a money laundering case and then produced him before a "judge" via video call, police said.
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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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"Send Me Rs 500 For Cab": Scammer Poses As Chief Justice, Case Filed
From fake digital arrests to courier fraud, cybercriminals have become crafty. After several instances of fraudsters impersonating policemen, messaging and calling people to dupe them of their hard-earned money, a fake message from the 'CJI', seeking
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Explained: How Telecom Regulator Is Cracking Down On Spam, Fraud Calls
Taking action to curb the twin problems of spam calls and fraudsters duping people over the phone, the telecom regulator has directed companies to stop calls from unregistered telemarketers and blacklist them for up to two years.
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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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Telecom Regulator TRAI To Review, Tighten Rules To Curb Spam Calls
Telecom regulator will review and strengthen regulations to curb pesky, spam calls, TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said today.
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Delhi Man Cheats US Woman Of $400,000. Probe Agency Explains How He Did It
Lisa Roth, a woman from the US, got a call on July 4, 2023, from a person who claimed to be an "agent of Microsoft". He asked her to transfer $400,000 dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet.
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Fraud, Mental Torture And Rape: Bihar's Call Centre From Hell
For months, Bihars Muzaffarpur was home to a call centre from hell. A company called DBR Networking had put up advertisements across social media, including Facebook, seeking agents for a call centre run by them.
