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Fraudster Arrested In Rajasthan In Rs 56 Lakh Cyber Scam Case
- Thursday December 19, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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
- Friday December 6, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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
- Friday November 29, 2024
- India News | Reported by Mahendra Prasad, Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
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
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Cities | Press Trust of India
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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IIT Bombay Student Loses Rs 7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday.
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A WhatsApp Call, Month-Long Digital Arrest And Rs 4 Crore Fraud In Mumbai
- Tuesday November 26, 2024
- Mumbai News | Reported by Paras Harendra Dama, Edited by Aastha Ahuja
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai has been duped of Rs. 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as IPS officers.
- www.ndtv.com
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British Company Introduces AI Granny That Talks To Scammers And Wastes Their Time
- Sunday November 17, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Daisy works by answering calls in real-time, mimicking human conversation to engage scammers, ultimately reducing the number of successful scams and protecting vulnerable consumers.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai Cyber Police Arrests 8 For Illegal SIM Porting Without KYC Documents
- Friday November 15, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
Eight persons were arrested for allegedly porting mobile phone numbers without Know Your Customer documents and providing them to cyber fraudsters to create Whatsapp groups for online cheating, a police official said on Thursday.
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Men Dressed As Bears Destroy Their Own Luxury Cars For Insurance Money
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four people who allegedly dressed as bears and damaged their own luxury cars in a bid to defraud insurance companies were arrested in the US state of California on Wednesday.
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With YouTube As Guide, UP Men Printed Rs 500 Notes On Rs 10 Stamp Paper
- Friday November 8, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Two people were arrested for running a fake currency notes-making racket and circulating dummy notes worth Rs 30,000 in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, officials said on Friday.
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Navi Mumbai Woman Loses Rs 12 Lakh To Fraudsters Posing As TRAI Officials
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
Police have launched a probe against four cyber fraudsters for allegedly cheating a 33-year-old woman from CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai of Rs 12 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.
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Mumbai Woman Placed Under 'Digital Arrest' By Fraudsters, Pays Rs 14 Lakh
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
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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Cyber Criminals Make Fake WhatsApp Accounts Of Goa Minister, Another MLA
- Thursday October 24, 2024
- Goa News | Press Trust of India
Goa's Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral have been targeted by cyber fraudsters who have allegedly created their fake profiles on WhatsApp and have been asking for money from people.
- www.ndtv.com
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Fraudster Arrested In Rajasthan In Rs 56 Lakh Cyber Scam Case
- Thursday December 19, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nearly 800 Arrested In Nigeria Over Crypto-Romance Scams
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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How A Rs 59 Lakh Online Scam Unfolded Involving Fake CBI, Custom Officials
- Friday December 6, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Digital Arrest Scammers Target 90-Year-Old In Gujarat, Cheat Him Of Rs 1 Crore
- Friday November 29, 2024
- India News | Reported by Mahendra Prasad, Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Retired Air Force Personnel Duped Of ₹ 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Cities | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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IIT Bombay Student Loses Rs 7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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A WhatsApp Call, Month-Long Digital Arrest And Rs 4 Crore Fraud In Mumbai
- Tuesday November 26, 2024
- Mumbai News | Reported by Paras Harendra Dama, Edited by Aastha Ahuja
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai has been duped of Rs. 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as IPS officers.
- www.ndtv.com
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British Company Introduces AI Granny That Talks To Scammers And Wastes Their Time
- Sunday November 17, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Daisy works by answering calls in real-time, mimicking human conversation to engage scammers, ultimately reducing the number of successful scams and protecting vulnerable consumers.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai Cyber Police Arrests 8 For Illegal SIM Porting Without KYC Documents
- Friday November 15, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
Eight persons were arrested for allegedly porting mobile phone numbers without Know Your Customer documents and providing them to cyber fraudsters to create Whatsapp groups for online cheating, a police official said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Men Dressed As Bears Destroy Their Own Luxury Cars For Insurance Money
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four people who allegedly dressed as bears and damaged their own luxury cars in a bid to defraud insurance companies were arrested in the US state of California on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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With YouTube As Guide, UP Men Printed Rs 500 Notes On Rs 10 Stamp Paper
- Friday November 8, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Two people were arrested for running a fake currency notes-making racket and circulating dummy notes worth Rs 30,000 in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, officials said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Navi Mumbai Woman Loses Rs 12 Lakh To Fraudsters Posing As TRAI Officials
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
Police have launched a probe against four cyber fraudsters for allegedly cheating a 33-year-old woman from CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai of Rs 12 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai Woman Placed Under 'Digital Arrest' By Fraudsters, Pays Rs 14 Lakh
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cyber Criminals Make Fake WhatsApp Accounts Of Goa Minister, Another MLA
- Thursday October 24, 2024
- Goa News | Press Trust of India
Goa's Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral have been targeted by cyber fraudsters who have allegedly created their fake profiles on WhatsApp and have been asking for money from people.
- www.ndtv.com