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ED Uncovers Rs. 600 Crore Crypto Fraud, Seizes Rs. 2.18 Crore in Search Operations
The probe was initiated following a newspaper report highlighting the case of Chirag Tomar, an Indian national currently serving a prison sentence in the US for defrauding over $20 million (roughly Rs. 174 crore) from hundreds of victims.
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Techie Takes Down Scammer With Counter Hack Attack
An Indian scammer got the taste of his own medicine after he encountered a tech-savvy man who hacked his laptop and accessed his personal information
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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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How Indian-Origin Woman Used Fake Wedding Venues To Scam Couples
A 53-year-old Indian-origin South African disbarred attorney who scammed 17 couples across the country by taking money from them for the same venue on the same day has been arrested after she was tracked down by a private security company.
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New Spoofed Calls Prevention System Blocked 1.35 Crore International Calls in 24 Hours, Says DoT
The new 'International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System' has been made operational and in just 24 hours the system has identified and blocked about 1.35 crore calls as spoofed calls.
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How Indian Woman In US Lost Life Savings To Scammer She Met On Hinge
The "wine trader" wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts. Then he went for the kill, defrauding the Philadelphia-based tech professional out of $450,000 in a cryptocurrency romance scam.
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Crypto Scammers Targeting Indian, Nigerian Government Websites With MetaMask Phishing Links: Report
Government sites from India, Nigeria, Egypt, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam, and other countries are redirecting visitors to scam MetaMask sites. The websites of the Nigerian Postal Service and the Municipal Corporation of Ambala are amongst those that are redirecting visitors to the fake website, disguised as the original site for the digital wallet pl...
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62% Of Indians Faced Online Shopping Scams This Festive Season: Report
Scams involving online shopping have now spread to every country. These cyber scammers are increasingly focusing on nations with active online markets.
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Indian Female Journalists Were Scammed With Promises Of Harvard Jobs: Report
Several prominent female journalists and media personalities in India including ex-NDTV anchor Nidhi Razdan were targets of online scammers who promised prestigious jobs at Harvard, the New York Times reported today.
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Indian-Origin Man Arrested For International Telephone Scam: Canada Police
A 22-year-old Indian-origin man in Canada has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a series of transnational telephone scams, where he was recruited by overseas scammers to process and launder locally-received money, according to a media report.
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Indian-American Couple Arrested For Laundering Over $400,000 For Call Center Fraudsters
An Indian-American couple has been arrested by the federal agents for allegedly laundering over USD 400,000 by misleading US citizens on behalf of India-based phone scammers, according to the US Department of Justice.
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CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems.
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Microsoft Survey Reveals 68 Percent Indians Have Faced Tech Support Scams
A technical support scam refers to fraud in which a scammer claims to offer a technical support service, often via calls to unsuspecting users.
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ED Uncovers Rs. 600 Crore Crypto Fraud, Seizes Rs. 2.18 Crore in Search Operations
The probe was initiated following a newspaper report highlighting the case of Chirag Tomar, an Indian national currently serving a prison sentence in the US for defrauding over $20 million (roughly Rs. 174 crore) from hundreds of victims.
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Techie Takes Down Scammer With Counter Hack Attack
An Indian scammer got the taste of his own medicine after he encountered a tech-savvy man who hacked his laptop and accessed his personal information
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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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How Indian-Origin Woman Used Fake Wedding Venues To Scam Couples
A 53-year-old Indian-origin South African disbarred attorney who scammed 17 couples across the country by taking money from them for the same venue on the same day has been arrested after she was tracked down by a private security company.
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New Spoofed Calls Prevention System Blocked 1.35 Crore International Calls in 24 Hours, Says DoT
The new 'International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System' has been made operational and in just 24 hours the system has identified and blocked about 1.35 crore calls as spoofed calls.
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How Indian Woman In US Lost Life Savings To Scammer She Met On Hinge
The "wine trader" wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts. Then he went for the kill, defrauding the Philadelphia-based tech professional out of $450,000 in a cryptocurrency romance scam.
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Crypto Scammers Targeting Indian, Nigerian Government Websites With MetaMask Phishing Links: Report
Government sites from India, Nigeria, Egypt, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam, and other countries are redirecting visitors to scam MetaMask sites. The websites of the Nigerian Postal Service and the Municipal Corporation of Ambala are amongst those that are redirecting visitors to the fake website, disguised as the original site for the digital wallet pl...
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62% Of Indians Faced Online Shopping Scams This Festive Season: Report
Scams involving online shopping have now spread to every country. These cyber scammers are increasingly focusing on nations with active online markets.
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Indian Female Journalists Were Scammed With Promises Of Harvard Jobs: Report
Several prominent female journalists and media personalities in India including ex-NDTV anchor Nidhi Razdan were targets of online scammers who promised prestigious jobs at Harvard, the New York Times reported today.
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Indian-Origin Man Arrested For International Telephone Scam: Canada Police
A 22-year-old Indian-origin man in Canada has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a series of transnational telephone scams, where he was recruited by overseas scammers to process and launder locally-received money, according to a media report.
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Indian-American Couple Arrested For Laundering Over $400,000 For Call Center Fraudsters
An Indian-American couple has been arrested by the federal agents for allegedly laundering over USD 400,000 by misleading US citizens on behalf of India-based phone scammers, according to the US Department of Justice.
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CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems.
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Microsoft Survey Reveals 68 Percent Indians Have Faced Tech Support Scams
A technical support scam refers to fraud in which a scammer claims to offer a technical support service, often via calls to unsuspecting users.
