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"I'm Ruined": 'Digital Arrest' Scammers Stealing People's Savings In India
The 'digital arrest' where fraudsters pose online as law enforcement officials and order people to transfer huge amounts of money has become rampant in India.
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One Held For Swapping QR Codes Outside Shops To Divert Payments
A group of tech-savvy fraudsters cheated 10 shopkeepers by allegedly swapping QR codes pasted outside shops to divert payments to their bank accounts in Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho.
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Man Outsmarts Pakistani Scammer, Shares Hilarious Encounter
An Indian man has shared his comical brush with a scam call from Pakistan, showing the lengths fraudsters go to deceive unsuspecting individuals.
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Thane Man Duped Of Rs 1 Lakh By People Posing As Gas Firm Employees
A man hailing from Maharashtra's Thane city and currently residing in the US, has been cheated of nearly Rs 1 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials of a piped cooking gas supply company, police said on Monday.
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Woman Dies By Suicide After Fraudsters Threaten Her With Arrest For "Illegal Parcel"
A 35-year-old teacher ended her life in Mauganj in Madhya Pradesh after being threatened with arrest by cyber fraudsters who claimed a parcel she had sent contained "illegal materials", a police official said on Monday.
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China Man Wins Rs 11.5 Crore Lottery, Cheated Out Of It By Fraudsters
Yao, a water delivery worker in his 40s, won the lottery in 2019 but was deceived by a man named Wang, who claimed the prize on behalf of his cousin.
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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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Chinese Tricksters Take Cue From Squid Game To Prey On The Indebted
In China's take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy with promises of prize money, debt restructuring and other schemes that are not always what is promised.
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Bengaluru Techie Loses Rs 11.8 Crore After "Digital Arrest"
A 39-year-old software engineer became a victim to a "digital arrest" scam and lost Rs 11.8 crore when fraudsters impersonating police officials claimed that his Aadhaar card was being misused to open bank accounts for money laundering, police said.
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Fraudster Arrested In Rajasthan In Rs 56 Lakh Cyber Scam Case
The Kota City Cyber Police in Rajasthan on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old youth Sohail Khan in connection with a cyber fraud case amounting to Rs 56 lakh, an official said.
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Nearly 800 Arrested In Nigeria Over Crypto-Romance Scams
Nigeria's anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phoney cryptocurrency investments.
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How A Rs 59 Lakh Online Scam Unfolded Involving Fake CBI, Custom Officials
A man residing in Maharashtra's Thane city lost Rs 59 lakh as cyber fraudsters coerced him into paying money by posing as Customs and CBI officials.
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Digital Arrest Scammers Target 90-Year-Old In Gujarat, Cheat Him Of Rs 1 Crore
A 90-year-old man in Gujarat's Surat lost his entire life savings of over Rs 1 crore to fraudsters, who posed as CBI officers and placed him under 'digital arrest' for 15 days.
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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was kept under "digital arrest" for a month by cyber fraudsters who posed as law enforcement officials and made her transfer Rs 3.8 crore, claiming her Aadhaar card was used in a money laundering case.
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Retired Air Force Personnel Duped Of ₹ 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A retired Air Force official from Faridabad was duped of Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters posing as TRAI and CBI officials, who placed him under "digital arrest" for 55 hours, the police said on Wednesday.
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"I'm Ruined": 'Digital Arrest' Scammers Stealing People's Savings In India
The 'digital arrest' where fraudsters pose online as law enforcement officials and order people to transfer huge amounts of money has become rampant in India.
-
One Held For Swapping QR Codes Outside Shops To Divert Payments
A group of tech-savvy fraudsters cheated 10 shopkeepers by allegedly swapping QR codes pasted outside shops to divert payments to their bank accounts in Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho.
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Man Outsmarts Pakistani Scammer, Shares Hilarious Encounter
An Indian man has shared his comical brush with a scam call from Pakistan, showing the lengths fraudsters go to deceive unsuspecting individuals.
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Thane Man Duped Of Rs 1 Lakh By People Posing As Gas Firm Employees
A man hailing from Maharashtra's Thane city and currently residing in the US, has been cheated of nearly Rs 1 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials of a piped cooking gas supply company, police said on Monday.
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Woman Dies By Suicide After Fraudsters Threaten Her With Arrest For "Illegal Parcel"
A 35-year-old teacher ended her life in Mauganj in Madhya Pradesh after being threatened with arrest by cyber fraudsters who claimed a parcel she had sent contained "illegal materials", a police official said on Monday.
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China Man Wins Rs 11.5 Crore Lottery, Cheated Out Of It By Fraudsters
Yao, a water delivery worker in his 40s, won the lottery in 2019 but was deceived by a man named Wang, who claimed the prize on behalf of his cousin.
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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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Chinese Tricksters Take Cue From Squid Game To Prey On The Indebted
In China's take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy with promises of prize money, debt restructuring and other schemes that are not always what is promised.
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Bengaluru Techie Loses Rs 11.8 Crore After "Digital Arrest"
A 39-year-old software engineer became a victim to a "digital arrest" scam and lost Rs 11.8 crore when fraudsters impersonating police officials claimed that his Aadhaar card was being misused to open bank accounts for money laundering, police said.
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Fraudster Arrested In Rajasthan In Rs 56 Lakh Cyber Scam Case
The Kota City Cyber Police in Rajasthan on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old youth Sohail Khan in connection with a cyber fraud case amounting to Rs 56 lakh, an official said.
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Nearly 800 Arrested In Nigeria Over Crypto-Romance Scams
Nigeria's anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phoney cryptocurrency investments.
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How A Rs 59 Lakh Online Scam Unfolded Involving Fake CBI, Custom Officials
A man residing in Maharashtra's Thane city lost Rs 59 lakh as cyber fraudsters coerced him into paying money by posing as Customs and CBI officials.
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Digital Arrest Scammers Target 90-Year-Old In Gujarat, Cheat Him Of Rs 1 Crore
A 90-year-old man in Gujarat's Surat lost his entire life savings of over Rs 1 crore to fraudsters, who posed as CBI officers and placed him under 'digital arrest' for 15 days.
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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was kept under "digital arrest" for a month by cyber fraudsters who posed as law enforcement officials and made her transfer Rs 3.8 crore, claiming her Aadhaar card was used in a money laundering case.
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Retired Air Force Personnel Duped Of ₹ 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A retired Air Force official from Faridabad was duped of Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters posing as TRAI and CBI officials, who placed him under "digital arrest" for 55 hours, the police said on Wednesday.
