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Probe Agency Arrests Man, Seizes Bitcoin Worth Rs 130 Crore In US Requested Probe
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has seized cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 130 crore and arrested a Uttarakhand-based man as part of a drugs trafficking-linked money laundering probe initiated on the request of US authorities.
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Mumbai Doctor, 3 Others Duped Of Rs 15.97 Lakh In "Drug-In-Parcel" Scam
Four people, including a doctor at a civic hospital, were duped to the tune of Rs 15.97 lakh in four separate incidents by cyber fraudsters, a Mumbai police official said.
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New Cyber Fraud Exposed: How Chennai Woman Evaded 'Drug Smuggling' Scam
After two Gurugram residents were duped of nearly Rs 2 crore by cyberfraudsters, a marketing professional from Chennai on Tuesday said she received a similar scam call claiming her Aadhaar number was used to send drugs to Thailand.
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Gurugram Man Duped Of Over ₹ 1 Crore By Cyber Fraudsters Posing As Police
A man was duped of more than Rs 1 crore by cyber fraudsters who told him that drugs had been found in a parcel sent by him and threatened him with arrest, police said on Saturday.
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Bollywood Actor Falls Prey To 'Drugs In Package' Scam, Loses Rs 5.79 Lakh
Bollywood actor Anjali Patil was duped of Rs 5.79 lakh by a cyber fraud posing as a Mumbai Police officer, a report said.
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How Delhi Cops Teamed Up With FBI To Bust $20-Million Call Centre Racket
A call centre gang run from India duped US citizens of 20 million dollars by impersonating a top officer of the US' Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA), Delhi Police have said.
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New York Resident Charged for Running $2.7 Million 'Cash-to-Bitcoin' Money Laundering Scam
A New York-based individual has been indicted for allegedly running a "cash-to-Bitcoin" money-laundering scheme that he openly bragged about on social media, assisting clients involved in a host of illegal activities including drug trade.
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Chinese Crypto Addresses Sent $2.2 Billion To Scams, Darknets In 2019-2021: Report
Chinese cryptocurrency addresses sent more than $2.2 billion worth of digital tokens to addresses tied to illegal activity like darknet operations.
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Doctor Investigated In Vyapam Scam Dies In Lucknow Hospital
The woman, identified as Dr Manisha Sharma, died over two days after she was admitted to the hospital in critical condition on account of an alleged drug overdose.
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Australian Grandma Says 'Tricked' Into Carrying Meth To Malaysia, Gets Death Sentence
An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was Thursday sentenced to death after an earlier acquittal was overturned, her lawyer said.
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Indian American Drug Firm Founder Pleads Not Guilty To Opioid Bribe Scam
Indian-American pharmaceutical billionaire John Kapoor, accused of bribing doctors in the US to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients, has pleaded not guilty and asked the court to remove his GPS monitoring bracelet.
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Indian-Origin Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Insider Trading
A hedge fund manager of Indian origin has been charged with participating in a stock market insider trading scam involving generic drugs that allegedly netted him at least $25 million in profits, according to US authorities.
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How A Con Man Used China To Make Millions
Scam artists, drug cartels and gangs from around the world have found a new haven for laundering money: China.
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Supply of Sub-Standard Chikki to Students Stopped: Maharashtra Government to High Court
The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court that it had stopped the supply of 'chikki' food snack to school students on July 10 following complaints that it was "sub-standard".
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Indonesia Sentences New Zealand Man to 15 Years Jail for Drugs
An Indonesian court today sentenced a New Zealand man to 15 years in jail for trafficking crystal methamphetamine into the resort island of Bali.
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Probe Agency Arrests Man, Seizes Bitcoin Worth Rs 130 Crore In US Requested Probe
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has seized cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 130 crore and arrested a Uttarakhand-based man as part of a drugs trafficking-linked money laundering probe initiated on the request of US authorities.
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Mumbai Doctor, 3 Others Duped Of Rs 15.97 Lakh In "Drug-In-Parcel" Scam
Four people, including a doctor at a civic hospital, were duped to the tune of Rs 15.97 lakh in four separate incidents by cyber fraudsters, a Mumbai police official said.
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New Cyber Fraud Exposed: How Chennai Woman Evaded 'Drug Smuggling' Scam
After two Gurugram residents were duped of nearly Rs 2 crore by cyberfraudsters, a marketing professional from Chennai on Tuesday said she received a similar scam call claiming her Aadhaar number was used to send drugs to Thailand.
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Gurugram Man Duped Of Over ₹ 1 Crore By Cyber Fraudsters Posing As Police
A man was duped of more than Rs 1 crore by cyber fraudsters who told him that drugs had been found in a parcel sent by him and threatened him with arrest, police said on Saturday.
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Bollywood Actor Falls Prey To 'Drugs In Package' Scam, Loses Rs 5.79 Lakh
Bollywood actor Anjali Patil was duped of Rs 5.79 lakh by a cyber fraud posing as a Mumbai Police officer, a report said.
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How Delhi Cops Teamed Up With FBI To Bust $20-Million Call Centre Racket
A call centre gang run from India duped US citizens of 20 million dollars by impersonating a top officer of the US' Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA), Delhi Police have said.
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New York Resident Charged for Running $2.7 Million 'Cash-to-Bitcoin' Money Laundering Scam
A New York-based individual has been indicted for allegedly running a "cash-to-Bitcoin" money-laundering scheme that he openly bragged about on social media, assisting clients involved in a host of illegal activities including drug trade.
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Chinese Crypto Addresses Sent $2.2 Billion To Scams, Darknets In 2019-2021: Report
Chinese cryptocurrency addresses sent more than $2.2 billion worth of digital tokens to addresses tied to illegal activity like darknet operations.
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Doctor Investigated In Vyapam Scam Dies In Lucknow Hospital
The woman, identified as Dr Manisha Sharma, died over two days after she was admitted to the hospital in critical condition on account of an alleged drug overdose.
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Australian Grandma Says 'Tricked' Into Carrying Meth To Malaysia, Gets Death Sentence
An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was Thursday sentenced to death after an earlier acquittal was overturned, her lawyer said.
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Indian American Drug Firm Founder Pleads Not Guilty To Opioid Bribe Scam
Indian-American pharmaceutical billionaire John Kapoor, accused of bribing doctors in the US to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients, has pleaded not guilty and asked the court to remove his GPS monitoring bracelet.
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Indian-Origin Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Insider Trading
A hedge fund manager of Indian origin has been charged with participating in a stock market insider trading scam involving generic drugs that allegedly netted him at least $25 million in profits, according to US authorities.
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How A Con Man Used China To Make Millions
Scam artists, drug cartels and gangs from around the world have found a new haven for laundering money: China.
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Supply of Sub-Standard Chikki to Students Stopped: Maharashtra Government to High Court
The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court that it had stopped the supply of 'chikki' food snack to school students on July 10 following complaints that it was "sub-standard".
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Indonesia Sentences New Zealand Man to 15 Years Jail for Drugs
An Indonesian court today sentenced a New Zealand man to 15 years in jail for trafficking crystal methamphetamine into the resort island of Bali.
