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Chinese Man Scammed Of Nearly $28,000 By AI 'Girlfriend': Report
A man in Shanghai lost nearly $28,000 after being tricked into a long-distance "relationship" with an AI-generated girlfriend, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.
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Navi Mumbai Resident Conned Of Rs 15 Crore, Man With 'Cambodia Links' Arrested
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Khagaria town in Bihar for cheating a Navi Mumbai resident to the tune of more than Rs 14.88 crore in a share trading cyber fraud, an official said on Friday.
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Kidnapper's Spelling Error On Ransom Note Gets Him Caught. The Word Was...
Wrong spelling in a ransom note helped police crack a staged kidnapping in which a man tried to con his elder brother with a Rs 50,000 demand, officials said on Wednesday.
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Digital Arrest Scammers Target Japanese Man In Bengaluru, Con Him Of Rs 35 Lakhs
A Japanese national working in Bengaluru lost Rs 35.5 lakh to cyber fraudsters, who posed as Mumbai Police officers and placed him under "digital arrest", alleging his involvement in a money laundering case.
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"Growth, Learning And...": Bengaluru Techie Shares Pros And Cons Of Working At Google
A Bengaluru-based software engineer recently took to X to share his experience of working at Google for three years.
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Meet 69-Year-Old St Stephen's Alumnus Who Posed As Ex IPS To Con Officials
A 69-year-old man's attempt to impersonate a retired IPS officer to intervene in an investigation against his businessman friend opened a can of worms that revealed how the elderly man was using fake credentials to con government officers
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Railway Employee, Customs Officer: Odisha Man Cheats Women On Matrimonial Site
A man was arrested for allegedly conning several middle-aged women across India by marrying them, and then exploiting them financially, police said.
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Fake Apps, Investors And Stocks: Scamsters Con Noida Man Of Rs 9 Crore
The con began with fake investors, then expanded to fake apps where people were urged to invest in fake stocks for high returns, only to find that they had been stripped of their life savings. A woman from Faridabad was cheated of over Rs 7 crore.
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X Post Shows Man 'Working' On Laptop Outside Momo Shop, Internet Reacts
Recently, an X post showing a man with an open laptop standing outside a momo stall has grabbed many eyeballs online.
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Man Who Lives On A Cruise Ship Shares Pros And Cons And Expenses Of This Life
Kevin Martin's monthly expenses, including accommodation, meals, and other essentials, are surprisingly reasonable.
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'Your Daughter In Custody': Scamster, Posing As Cops, Dupes Man Of 6 Lakhs
A cyber fraudster conned a Delhi man into paying him Rs 6 lakh after telling him that his daughter had been caught for drug trafficking and seeking the money to re
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Delhi Man, Bank Job Scam Victim, Tries Same Con On Others, Lands In Jail
A man, who was allegedly cheated in a bank job scam last year, thought of playing the same game himself to con others but has been tracked down and arrested, a Delhi Police official said on Thursday.
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Serial Romance Fraudster Who Claimed To Be Millionaire Conned Women Out Of 300,000 Pounds
McNamara swindled them into believing he had a high-value property portfolio by showing them pictures of himself at mansions in London and Cheshire.
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Man With Disabilities Who Conned Rakesh Roshan Of Rs 50 Lakh Posing As CBI Officer Jailed
The man Ashwini Kumar Sharma was unable to attend court in person due to his medical disability, but appeared via video conference.
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Retired Top Cop Latest Victim Of Deepfake, Video Used To Con Ghaziabad Man
A retired IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh is the latest victim of deepfakes after a series of actors fell prey to this new technology.
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Chinese Man Scammed Of Nearly $28,000 By AI 'Girlfriend': Report
A man in Shanghai lost nearly $28,000 after being tricked into a long-distance "relationship" with an AI-generated girlfriend, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.
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Navi Mumbai Resident Conned Of Rs 15 Crore, Man With 'Cambodia Links' Arrested
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Khagaria town in Bihar for cheating a Navi Mumbai resident to the tune of more than Rs 14.88 crore in a share trading cyber fraud, an official said on Friday.
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Kidnapper's Spelling Error On Ransom Note Gets Him Caught. The Word Was...
Wrong spelling in a ransom note helped police crack a staged kidnapping in which a man tried to con his elder brother with a Rs 50,000 demand, officials said on Wednesday.
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Digital Arrest Scammers Target Japanese Man In Bengaluru, Con Him Of Rs 35 Lakhs
A Japanese national working in Bengaluru lost Rs 35.5 lakh to cyber fraudsters, who posed as Mumbai Police officers and placed him under "digital arrest", alleging his involvement in a money laundering case.
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"Growth, Learning And...": Bengaluru Techie Shares Pros And Cons Of Working At Google
A Bengaluru-based software engineer recently took to X to share his experience of working at Google for three years.
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Meet 69-Year-Old St Stephen's Alumnus Who Posed As Ex IPS To Con Officials
A 69-year-old man's attempt to impersonate a retired IPS officer to intervene in an investigation against his businessman friend opened a can of worms that revealed how the elderly man was using fake credentials to con government officers
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Railway Employee, Customs Officer: Odisha Man Cheats Women On Matrimonial Site
A man was arrested for allegedly conning several middle-aged women across India by marrying them, and then exploiting them financially, police said.
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Fake Apps, Investors And Stocks: Scamsters Con Noida Man Of Rs 9 Crore
The con began with fake investors, then expanded to fake apps where people were urged to invest in fake stocks for high returns, only to find that they had been stripped of their life savings. A woman from Faridabad was cheated of over Rs 7 crore.
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X Post Shows Man 'Working' On Laptop Outside Momo Shop, Internet Reacts
Recently, an X post showing a man with an open laptop standing outside a momo stall has grabbed many eyeballs online.
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Man Who Lives On A Cruise Ship Shares Pros And Cons And Expenses Of This Life
Kevin Martin's monthly expenses, including accommodation, meals, and other essentials, are surprisingly reasonable.
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'Your Daughter In Custody': Scamster, Posing As Cops, Dupes Man Of 6 Lakhs
A cyber fraudster conned a Delhi man into paying him Rs 6 lakh after telling him that his daughter had been caught for drug trafficking and seeking the money to re
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Delhi Man, Bank Job Scam Victim, Tries Same Con On Others, Lands In Jail
A man, who was allegedly cheated in a bank job scam last year, thought of playing the same game himself to con others but has been tracked down and arrested, a Delhi Police official said on Thursday.
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Serial Romance Fraudster Who Claimed To Be Millionaire Conned Women Out Of 300,000 Pounds
McNamara swindled them into believing he had a high-value property portfolio by showing them pictures of himself at mansions in London and Cheshire.
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Man With Disabilities Who Conned Rakesh Roshan Of Rs 50 Lakh Posing As CBI Officer Jailed
The man Ashwini Kumar Sharma was unable to attend court in person due to his medical disability, but appeared via video conference.
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Retired Top Cop Latest Victim Of Deepfake, Video Used To Con Ghaziabad Man
A retired IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh is the latest victim of deepfakes after a series of actors fell prey to this new technology.
