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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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Google Messages Rolls Out Sensitive Content Warning, Enhanced Spam Detection and More Features
Google Messages is rolling out several new features aimed at improving user privacy and protecting them from suspicious calls and messages. One of the additions is protection against scam texts related to package deliveries and jobs, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) models. There are also features related to handling international callers an...
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Bhupesh Baghel Calls Electoral Bond "Biggest Scam Of Year", Minister Hits Back
A day after the Election Commission (EC) notified the dates for the Lok Sabha elections, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday called the now-junked electoral bond scheme the "biggest scam of the year".
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Delhi Woman Duped Of Rs 4.5 Crores By Con Artists Posing As Officials, Cops
Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi police unit has registered a case against a cyber crime con for allegedly cheating a woman doctor of Rs 4.5 crore in the national capital, officials said on Saturday.
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WhatsApp Responds to IT Ministry's Call for Notice, Ensures to Ramp Up Safety Against Spam Calls
WhatsApp has responded to the Indian Government's call to send notice to the Meta's messaging platform regarding an increase in international scam calls. Promising to safeguard user's privacy and security, WhatsApp says it provides options like 'Block' and 'Report' for users to avoid any unwanted calls or messages.
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Indian Cybercrime Team Warns WhatsApp Users Against Potential Scam Calls With International Numbers
WhatsApp users have been advised to report and block calls from some international numbers as they could be potential scam calls. The alert is being circulated by Home Ministry's Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) so that innocent people do not become victims of cybercrime. As per experts, these calls and alerts are made or sent by unscrup...
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''Block And Report'': WhatsApp Responds To Complaints Over International Calls
Of late, many WhatsApp users in India have been receiving missed calls from unknown international numbers.
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Woman Shares How She Trolled A Scammer On WhatsApp, Internet Calls It "Brilliant"
Udita Pal, the co-founder of Bengaluru-based Salt, a fintech platform that facilitates international transactions, shared a post on how someone tried duping her using WhatsApp.
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"Not For Speaking Against Us": Amit Shah As CBI Summons Satya Pal Malik
Amit Shah has said that former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has been called by the CBI "for third time" as part of the investigation in an alleged insurance scam and noted that there was no relation of the summons and his allegations.
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Call Centre Scamming Foreign Nationals Busted In Uttarakhand, 14 Arrested
The special task force (STF) of Uttarakhand has detected a forgery amounting to Rs 225 crore through a fake international call centre.
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Delhi Call Centre That Scammed UK Residents Busted, 21 Arrested: Police
The Delhi Police busted an illegally run international call centre in West Delhi's Naraina and arrested 21 people for allegedly duping UK-based citizens by posing as revenue and custom officials of that country, officials said on Sunday.
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International Call Centre Racked Busted In Delhi, 16 Arrested: Police
The Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar and arrested 16 people who were allegedly engaged in duping US citizens by pretending to be tech supporters of e-commerce giant Amazon, officials said today.
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UP Man Arrested In Nepal For Running Illegal Call Bypass Scam
A 36-year-old Indian man has been arrested in Nepal for illegally operating call bypass on international calls that caused a loss of millions of rupees to the Himalayan nation's telecom department, police said on Sunday.
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Indian Sentenced To 8 Years In Jail For Call Centre Scam In US
An Indian national has been sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for participating in an India-based call centre fraud in which operators impersonated US tax officials to extort money from Americans.
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Chinese Robocalls Bombarding US Part Of International Phone Scam: Experts
If you live in Washington or another U.S. metropolitan area, you may have noticed that you're on the receiving end of a barrage of Chinese-language robocalls. The calls bring alarming news, and federal regulators and law-enforcement agencies say the automated messages are part of a nationwide scam targeting Chinese communities in the United States.
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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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Google Messages Rolls Out Sensitive Content Warning, Enhanced Spam Detection and More Features
Google Messages is rolling out several new features aimed at improving user privacy and protecting them from suspicious calls and messages. One of the additions is protection against scam texts related to package deliveries and jobs, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) models. There are also features related to handling international callers an...
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Bhupesh Baghel Calls Electoral Bond "Biggest Scam Of Year", Minister Hits Back
A day after the Election Commission (EC) notified the dates for the Lok Sabha elections, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday called the now-junked electoral bond scheme the "biggest scam of the year".
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Delhi Woman Duped Of Rs 4.5 Crores By Con Artists Posing As Officials, Cops
Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi police unit has registered a case against a cyber crime con for allegedly cheating a woman doctor of Rs 4.5 crore in the national capital, officials said on Saturday.
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WhatsApp Responds to IT Ministry's Call for Notice, Ensures to Ramp Up Safety Against Spam Calls
WhatsApp has responded to the Indian Government's call to send notice to the Meta's messaging platform regarding an increase in international scam calls. Promising to safeguard user's privacy and security, WhatsApp says it provides options like 'Block' and 'Report' for users to avoid any unwanted calls or messages.
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Indian Cybercrime Team Warns WhatsApp Users Against Potential Scam Calls With International Numbers
WhatsApp users have been advised to report and block calls from some international numbers as they could be potential scam calls. The alert is being circulated by Home Ministry's Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) so that innocent people do not become victims of cybercrime. As per experts, these calls and alerts are made or sent by unscrup...
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''Block And Report'': WhatsApp Responds To Complaints Over International Calls
Of late, many WhatsApp users in India have been receiving missed calls from unknown international numbers.
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Woman Shares How She Trolled A Scammer On WhatsApp, Internet Calls It "Brilliant"
Udita Pal, the co-founder of Bengaluru-based Salt, a fintech platform that facilitates international transactions, shared a post on how someone tried duping her using WhatsApp.
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"Not For Speaking Against Us": Amit Shah As CBI Summons Satya Pal Malik
Amit Shah has said that former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has been called by the CBI "for third time" as part of the investigation in an alleged insurance scam and noted that there was no relation of the summons and his allegations.
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Call Centre Scamming Foreign Nationals Busted In Uttarakhand, 14 Arrested
The special task force (STF) of Uttarakhand has detected a forgery amounting to Rs 225 crore through a fake international call centre.
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Delhi Call Centre That Scammed UK Residents Busted, 21 Arrested: Police
The Delhi Police busted an illegally run international call centre in West Delhi's Naraina and arrested 21 people for allegedly duping UK-based citizens by posing as revenue and custom officials of that country, officials said on Sunday.
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International Call Centre Racked Busted In Delhi, 16 Arrested: Police
The Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar and arrested 16 people who were allegedly engaged in duping US citizens by pretending to be tech supporters of e-commerce giant Amazon, officials said today.
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UP Man Arrested In Nepal For Running Illegal Call Bypass Scam
A 36-year-old Indian man has been arrested in Nepal for illegally operating call bypass on international calls that caused a loss of millions of rupees to the Himalayan nation's telecom department, police said on Sunday.
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Indian Sentenced To 8 Years In Jail For Call Centre Scam In US
An Indian national has been sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for participating in an India-based call centre fraud in which operators impersonated US tax officials to extort money from Americans.
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Chinese Robocalls Bombarding US Part Of International Phone Scam: Experts
If you live in Washington or another U.S. metropolitan area, you may have noticed that you're on the receiving end of a barrage of Chinese-language robocalls. The calls bring alarming news, and federal regulators and law-enforcement agencies say the automated messages are part of a nationwide scam targeting Chinese communities in the United States.
