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Cricketers, Schoolteachers Invested In Ponzi Scheme: Gujarat CID
Five to six cricketers and several schoolteachers have invested in a fraudulent scheme floated by a Sabarkantha district resident who is currently absconding, a Gujarat CID official said citing a probe into the 'Ponzi scam'.
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Couple Arrested For Duping 200 Women Of Rs 5 Crore: Police
A couple has been arrested from Surat in neighbouring Gujarat for allegedly duping over 200 women to the tune of Rs 5 crore in a fraudulent investment scheme that promised high returns, a Mumbai police official said on Tuesday.
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Man, 41, Arrested For Cheating 80 People Of Rs 8 Crore In Delhi: Cops
A 41-year-old man has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly cheating more than 80 people across India of Rs 8 crore. He was allegedly linked to fraudulent investing schemes, also known as ponzi schemes.
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Delhi Man Arrested For Luring People To Invest In Fraudulent Schemes
The police have arrested a man who allegedly duped people by luring them into his fraudulent schemes after promising them high returns, officials said on Monday.
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Indian-Origin Investment Adviser Charged With Million Dollar Fraud
An Indian-origin investment adviser has been charged by US federal authorities for orchestrating a fraudulent million dollar investment scheme over several years.
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Sebi Cautions Public Against Fraudsters Posing as its Officers
To take investors for a ride, some scamsters have begun posing as officers from the markets watchdog Sebi to sell their fraudulent investment schemes and are even promising gifts and bonus payouts in return.
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Indians Charged for Running Fraudulent Investment Scheme in US
Two Indians have been charged by US authorities for running an alleged high-yield investment scheme through which they sought to exploit investors by pervasive social media pitches on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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Bill to Give Sebi More Teeth Passed by Lok Sabha
The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014, has been brought in the backdrop of lakhs of small investors being duped by fraudulent investment schemes, like in the alleged Saradha scam.
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RBI Starts Scrutiny of Companies Suspected of Illegal Money Raising: Report
As part of its efforts to protect gullible investors from fraudulent investment schemes, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has started scrutinising credentials of companies suspected of illegally raising money from public as non-banking finance companies (NBFCs).
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Tatas say fraudsters using brand name for online ponzi scheme
A British Virgin Islands-based entity has been found to be fraudulently using Tata brand name to lure investors to online investment plans promising huge monthly returns for payments made in bitcoins and some other virtual currencies, as per caution notices issued by Tata group entities.
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Better coordination needed to check ponzi menace: Sebi
To ensure that fraudulent money-pooling investment schemes are nipped in the bud, capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has called for stronger coordination among regulators and law enforcement agencies at the ground level.
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Sebi bars Lee Capital from market for illegal investment scheme
Continuing its crackdown on fraudulent investment schemes, Sebi has also asked Lee Capital to wind up its money raising activities.
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Sebi bars two entities offering 'unlimited returns'
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has been clamping down various fraudulent investment schemes run by 'unscrupulous' entities, where they collect money from investors with promise of high returns.
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Fraudulent investment schemes: How to stay safe
Every few days we get to read about fraudulent investments or fake get-rich-quick schemes. Of late, economic offenses in the country have become common. Such incidents reflect the fact that we are often tempted to enter investments that yield high returns without paying much heed to the risks involved therein.
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Sebi notifies rules to classify illegal collective investment schemes as fraud
Tightening the noose around entities running illegal collective investment schemes (CIS), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has notified new norms to classify such activities as frauds and impose penalties of up to three times of their profits.
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Cricketers, Schoolteachers Invested In Ponzi Scheme: Gujarat CID
Five to six cricketers and several schoolteachers have invested in a fraudulent scheme floated by a Sabarkantha district resident who is currently absconding, a Gujarat CID official said citing a probe into the 'Ponzi scam'.
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Couple Arrested For Duping 200 Women Of Rs 5 Crore: Police
A couple has been arrested from Surat in neighbouring Gujarat for allegedly duping over 200 women to the tune of Rs 5 crore in a fraudulent investment scheme that promised high returns, a Mumbai police official said on Tuesday.
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Man, 41, Arrested For Cheating 80 People Of Rs 8 Crore In Delhi: Cops
A 41-year-old man has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly cheating more than 80 people across India of Rs 8 crore. He was allegedly linked to fraudulent investing schemes, also known as ponzi schemes.
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Delhi Man Arrested For Luring People To Invest In Fraudulent Schemes
The police have arrested a man who allegedly duped people by luring them into his fraudulent schemes after promising them high returns, officials said on Monday.
-
Indian-Origin Investment Adviser Charged With Million Dollar Fraud
An Indian-origin investment adviser has been charged by US federal authorities for orchestrating a fraudulent million dollar investment scheme over several years.
-
Sebi Cautions Public Against Fraudsters Posing as its Officers
To take investors for a ride, some scamsters have begun posing as officers from the markets watchdog Sebi to sell their fraudulent investment schemes and are even promising gifts and bonus payouts in return.
-
Indians Charged for Running Fraudulent Investment Scheme in US
Two Indians have been charged by US authorities for running an alleged high-yield investment scheme through which they sought to exploit investors by pervasive social media pitches on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
-
Bill to Give Sebi More Teeth Passed by Lok Sabha
The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014, has been brought in the backdrop of lakhs of small investors being duped by fraudulent investment schemes, like in the alleged Saradha scam.
-
RBI Starts Scrutiny of Companies Suspected of Illegal Money Raising: Report
As part of its efforts to protect gullible investors from fraudulent investment schemes, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has started scrutinising credentials of companies suspected of illegally raising money from public as non-banking finance companies (NBFCs).
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Tatas say fraudsters using brand name for online ponzi scheme
A British Virgin Islands-based entity has been found to be fraudulently using Tata brand name to lure investors to online investment plans promising huge monthly returns for payments made in bitcoins and some other virtual currencies, as per caution notices issued by Tata group entities.
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Better coordination needed to check ponzi menace: Sebi
To ensure that fraudulent money-pooling investment schemes are nipped in the bud, capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has called for stronger coordination among regulators and law enforcement agencies at the ground level.
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Sebi bars Lee Capital from market for illegal investment scheme
Continuing its crackdown on fraudulent investment schemes, Sebi has also asked Lee Capital to wind up its money raising activities.
-
Sebi bars two entities offering 'unlimited returns'
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has been clamping down various fraudulent investment schemes run by 'unscrupulous' entities, where they collect money from investors with promise of high returns.
-
Fraudulent investment schemes: How to stay safe
Every few days we get to read about fraudulent investments or fake get-rich-quick schemes. Of late, economic offenses in the country have become common. Such incidents reflect the fact that we are often tempted to enter investments that yield high returns without paying much heed to the risks involved therein.
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Sebi notifies rules to classify illegal collective investment schemes as fraud
Tightening the noose around entities running illegal collective investment schemes (CIS), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has notified new norms to classify such activities as frauds and impose penalties of up to three times of their profits.
