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Pepper Content COO Claims A "Cop" Demanded 1 Lakh From His Father, Mumbai Police Reacts
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Pepper Content, Rishabh Shekhar, has claimed that his father recently received an extortion call from an alleged police officer who demanded Rs 1 lakh from him.
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'Virtual Kidnapping' Scams Targeting Chinese Students In Australia On The Rise: Report
The scam involves young Chinese students getting a phone call from scammers claiming to be a representative from a Chinese authority.
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Another MLA Of Arvind Kejriwal's Party Claims Got Death Threat
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Ajay Dutt received extortion calls and death threats on his phone days after AAP Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha got similar calls, the party said on Saturday and demanded swift action by the Delhi Police.
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Maker Of Cheapest Phone 'Freedom 251' Among 3 Arrested In Extortion Case
Mohit Goel, who once made international headlines by offering the world's cheapest smartphone, was arrested by the police on Sunday in an extortion case along with two others. News agency ANI reported that those arrested were allegedly trying to extort money for settling a rape case in Delhi.
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Couple Trying To Extort 7 Crore From IAS Officer Nabbed By Maharashtra Police
The Thane police has arrested a private detective and his wife who were trying to extort seven crore rupees from a senior IAS officer from Maharashtra. Satish Mangle had allegedly demanded the sum for retracting allegations of corruption against suspended civil servant Radheyshyam Mopalwar. He also threatened to leak his phone call recordings if th...
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Delhi Chocolate Store Staff Made Extortion Calls To Shoppers As 'Don'
A supervisor at an upmarket chocolate store scanned feedback forms filled by customers to identify potential victims and phoned or texted them with extortion demands posing as an underworld don, a senior Delhi police officer said, according to news agency Press Trust of India.
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Extortion Call To Doctor Made From Gorakhpur Jail, SSP Moved
The extortion phone call to a leading surgeon close to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was made from Gorakhpur jail, police said today.
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Taliban Phone Calls Demanding Cash Stir Fears Of A Comeback In Pakistan
When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior terrorist commander demanding protection money from him and his fellow traders in the Swat Valley.
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How Workers From 9 Call Centres Near Mumbai Extorted Crores From Americans
From a call centre in Maharashtra to a resident in America, a recent phone conversation started like this: "There is a lawsuit filed in your name regarding tax evasion or tax fraud."
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Pakistan's commercial hub, Karachi, faces growing extortion menace
One afternoon a stranger called at Muhammad Faizanullah's stationery shop in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, and wordlessly handed the man behind the counter two items: a piece of paper with a phone number scrawled on it, and a bullet.
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Pepper Content COO Claims A "Cop" Demanded 1 Lakh From His Father, Mumbai Police Reacts
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Pepper Content, Rishabh Shekhar, has claimed that his father recently received an extortion call from an alleged police officer who demanded Rs 1 lakh from him.
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'Virtual Kidnapping' Scams Targeting Chinese Students In Australia On The Rise: Report
The scam involves young Chinese students getting a phone call from scammers claiming to be a representative from a Chinese authority.
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Another MLA Of Arvind Kejriwal's Party Claims Got Death Threat
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Ajay Dutt received extortion calls and death threats on his phone days after AAP Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha got similar calls, the party said on Saturday and demanded swift action by the Delhi Police.
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Maker Of Cheapest Phone 'Freedom 251' Among 3 Arrested In Extortion Case
Mohit Goel, who once made international headlines by offering the world's cheapest smartphone, was arrested by the police on Sunday in an extortion case along with two others. News agency ANI reported that those arrested were allegedly trying to extort money for settling a rape case in Delhi.
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Couple Trying To Extort 7 Crore From IAS Officer Nabbed By Maharashtra Police
The Thane police has arrested a private detective and his wife who were trying to extort seven crore rupees from a senior IAS officer from Maharashtra. Satish Mangle had allegedly demanded the sum for retracting allegations of corruption against suspended civil servant Radheyshyam Mopalwar. He also threatened to leak his phone call recordings if th...
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Delhi Chocolate Store Staff Made Extortion Calls To Shoppers As 'Don'
A supervisor at an upmarket chocolate store scanned feedback forms filled by customers to identify potential victims and phoned or texted them with extortion demands posing as an underworld don, a senior Delhi police officer said, according to news agency Press Trust of India.
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Extortion Call To Doctor Made From Gorakhpur Jail, SSP Moved
The extortion phone call to a leading surgeon close to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was made from Gorakhpur jail, police said today.
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Taliban Phone Calls Demanding Cash Stir Fears Of A Comeback In Pakistan
When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior terrorist commander demanding protection money from him and his fellow traders in the Swat Valley.
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How Workers From 9 Call Centres Near Mumbai Extorted Crores From Americans
From a call centre in Maharashtra to a resident in America, a recent phone conversation started like this: "There is a lawsuit filed in your name regarding tax evasion or tax fraud."
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Pakistan's commercial hub, Karachi, faces growing extortion menace
One afternoon a stranger called at Muhammad Faizanullah's stationery shop in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, and wordlessly handed the man behind the counter two items: a piece of paper with a phone number scrawled on it, and a bullet.
