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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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Noida Woman Gets Fake Probe Agency Notices On WhatsApp, Duped Of Rs 34 Lakh
A woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh here in a case of "digital arrest" by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate.
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Elderly Man Defrauded Of Rs 40 Lakh Through 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Indore, 2 Arrested
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 71-year-old man of Rs 40.7 lakh in a case involving a fake "digital arrest" in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Wednesday.
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Mumbai Woman Placed Under 'Digital Arrest' By Fraudsters, Pays Rs 14 Lakh
A 67-year-old Mumbai-based woman was placed under "digital arrest" by online fraudsters, who forced her to pay Rs 14 lakh in exchange of clearing her name in a non-existent money laundering case, police have said.
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Placed Under 'Digital Arrest', Techie Escapes With Police's Help
A 44-year-old IT employee, who was placed under "digital arrest" in Hyderabad by cyber criminals in a fake money laundering case for nearly 30 hours, managed to escape from the crooks with the help of police, without losing any amount.
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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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2 Merchant Navy Officers Among 3 Arrested In Cryptocurrency Theft Case: Police
Two merchant navy officers were among three arrested in a cryptocurrency theft case and around Rs 2.5 crore, including Rs 1.25 crore in cash and the remaining in digital currencies, was recovered, police said on Friday.
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Amid Spike In "Digital House Arrest" Cases In Delhi, A Warning By Cyber Police
Cyber crooks are now adopting a new modus operandi called 'digital house arrest', causing serious concern for Delhi Police with over 200 such cases recorded every month in the national capital, officials said.
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Probe Agency Seizes Rs 1,144 Crore In Crypto Fraud Cases, WazirX Gets Notice
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 1,144 crore and arrested 20 people in cases related to frauds in cryptocurrency or virtual digital assets, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday.
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Ambani Bomb Scare: Mumbai Cop 'Seized' Own Housing Society's CCTV Footage
Suspended Mumbai policeman Sachin Vaze, arrested for his suspected role in the placement of an explosives-laden car outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence, is found to have seized his own housing society's digital video recorder (DVR) while he was probing the case under the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU). The National Investigation Agency (...
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"Aggressive Surveillance": US Expert On Activist Rona Wilson's Laptop
Writer-activist Rona Jacob Wilson's computer was hacked two years before his arrest in the Bhima-Koregaon case, and the purpose was "aggressive surveillance" and inserting fake documents, Mark Spencer of US-based digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting told NDTV on Wednesday. Earlier this year, the firm was asked by Mr Wilson's lawyers to examine...
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The Story Of Sonia Dhawan, Jailed For Blackmailing Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Uttar Pradesh has a reputation as a rough place, with one of the highest levels of crime in the country. In May, a dozen local politicians received WhatsApp messages that threatened harm to their families unless they paid $14,000. Yet even by local standards, an extortion plot that's surfaced in recent weeks stands out for its sheer outlandishness....
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Dutch Police Arrest 2 in 'CoinVault' Computer Blackmail Case
CoinVault encrypts a target computer's files and then posts a message on the screen demanding a ransom in exchange for the digital key.
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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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Noida Woman Gets Fake Probe Agency Notices On WhatsApp, Duped Of Rs 34 Lakh
A woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh here in a case of "digital arrest" by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate.
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Elderly Man Defrauded Of Rs 40 Lakh Through 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Indore, 2 Arrested
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 71-year-old man of Rs 40.7 lakh in a case involving a fake "digital arrest" in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Wednesday.
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Mumbai Woman Placed Under 'Digital Arrest' By Fraudsters, Pays Rs 14 Lakh
A 67-year-old Mumbai-based woman was placed under "digital arrest" by online fraudsters, who forced her to pay Rs 14 lakh in exchange of clearing her name in a non-existent money laundering case, police have said.
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Placed Under 'Digital Arrest', Techie Escapes With Police's Help
A 44-year-old IT employee, who was placed under "digital arrest" in Hyderabad by cyber criminals in a fake money laundering case for nearly 30 hours, managed to escape from the crooks with the help of police, without losing any amount.
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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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2 Merchant Navy Officers Among 3 Arrested In Cryptocurrency Theft Case: Police
Two merchant navy officers were among three arrested in a cryptocurrency theft case and around Rs 2.5 crore, including Rs 1.25 crore in cash and the remaining in digital currencies, was recovered, police said on Friday.
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Amid Spike In "Digital House Arrest" Cases In Delhi, A Warning By Cyber Police
Cyber crooks are now adopting a new modus operandi called 'digital house arrest', causing serious concern for Delhi Police with over 200 such cases recorded every month in the national capital, officials said.
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Probe Agency Seizes Rs 1,144 Crore In Crypto Fraud Cases, WazirX Gets Notice
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 1,144 crore and arrested 20 people in cases related to frauds in cryptocurrency or virtual digital assets, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday.
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Ambani Bomb Scare: Mumbai Cop 'Seized' Own Housing Society's CCTV Footage
Suspended Mumbai policeman Sachin Vaze, arrested for his suspected role in the placement of an explosives-laden car outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence, is found to have seized his own housing society's digital video recorder (DVR) while he was probing the case under the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU). The National Investigation Agency (...
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"Aggressive Surveillance": US Expert On Activist Rona Wilson's Laptop
Writer-activist Rona Jacob Wilson's computer was hacked two years before his arrest in the Bhima-Koregaon case, and the purpose was "aggressive surveillance" and inserting fake documents, Mark Spencer of US-based digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting told NDTV on Wednesday. Earlier this year, the firm was asked by Mr Wilson's lawyers to examine...
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The Story Of Sonia Dhawan, Jailed For Blackmailing Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Uttar Pradesh has a reputation as a rough place, with one of the highest levels of crime in the country. In May, a dozen local politicians received WhatsApp messages that threatened harm to their families unless they paid $14,000. Yet even by local standards, an extortion plot that's surfaced in recent weeks stands out for its sheer outlandishness....
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Dutch Police Arrest 2 in 'CoinVault' Computer Blackmail Case
CoinVault encrypts a target computer's files and then posts a message on the screen demanding a ransom in exchange for the digital key.
