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ED Seizes 'Biggest' Crypto Fund Worth Rs. 1,646 crore in PMLA Case
The ED has busted a mega money laundering scheme, seizing Rs. 1,646 crore of crypto assets. The ED case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from an FIR of the Surat Police crime branch which said the alleged fraud that took place between November 2016 - January 2018 (after demonetisation).
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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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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QR Codes Changed Overnight At Shops In Madhya Pradesh, Alert Customer Brings Fraud To Light
Several business establishments were in for a shock in Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho when customers scanned the QR codes at their shops but the money never reached their accounts.
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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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China Woman Hires Actors To Pose As Family, Extorts Money From Blind Date
A married woman in China has been detained by police for hiring actors to impersonate herself and her parents on a blind date.
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PNB Fraud: Mehul Choksi's Assets Worth Over Rs 2,500 Crore To Be Auctioned
The Enforcement Directorate said it has begun restituting assets worth more than Rs 2,500 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against absconding businessman Mehul Choksi in connection with alleged Rs 13,000 crore PNB loan fraud case.
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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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What Is MuleHunter.Ai? All About RBI's New Tool To Detect Financial Fraud
The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has introduced MuleHunter.AI, an advanced AI tool aimed at combating financial fraud by detecting and flagging mule accounts involved in money laundering.
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Donald Trump Cites Hunter Biden Pardon In Seeking Hush Money Case Dismissal
US President-elect Donald Trump's attorneys sought to dismiss his historic criminal fraud conviction in a new filing released Tuesday -- arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden.
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Mumbai Woman Made To Strip, Duped Of Rs 1.7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Shocker
In a shocking case of digital arrest, a 26-year-old woman in Mumbai was forced to strip and duped of Rs 1.7 lakh by scamsters who said her name had cropped up in a money laundering probe, police have said
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Chargesheet Filed Against Foreign Service Officer In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has filed a chargesheet against Indian Foreign Service officer Neeharika Singh, her husband, and his companies as part of an alleged investment fraud linked money laundering case.
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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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ED Seizes 'Biggest' Crypto Fund Worth Rs. 1,646 crore in PMLA Case
The ED has busted a mega money laundering scheme, seizing Rs. 1,646 crore of crypto assets. The ED case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from an FIR of the Surat Police crime branch which said the alleged fraud that took place between November 2016 - January 2018 (after demonetisation).
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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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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QR Codes Changed Overnight At Shops In Madhya Pradesh, Alert Customer Brings Fraud To Light
Several business establishments were in for a shock in Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho when customers scanned the QR codes at their shops but the money never reached their accounts.
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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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China Woman Hires Actors To Pose As Family, Extorts Money From Blind Date
A married woman in China has been detained by police for hiring actors to impersonate herself and her parents on a blind date.
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PNB Fraud: Mehul Choksi's Assets Worth Over Rs 2,500 Crore To Be Auctioned
The Enforcement Directorate said it has begun restituting assets worth more than Rs 2,500 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against absconding businessman Mehul Choksi in connection with alleged Rs 13,000 crore PNB loan fraud case.
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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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What Is MuleHunter.Ai? All About RBI's New Tool To Detect Financial Fraud
The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has introduced MuleHunter.AI, an advanced AI tool aimed at combating financial fraud by detecting and flagging mule accounts involved in money laundering.
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Donald Trump Cites Hunter Biden Pardon In Seeking Hush Money Case Dismissal
US President-elect Donald Trump's attorneys sought to dismiss his historic criminal fraud conviction in a new filing released Tuesday -- arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden.
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Mumbai Woman Made To Strip, Duped Of Rs 1.7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Shocker
In a shocking case of digital arrest, a 26-year-old woman in Mumbai was forced to strip and duped of Rs 1.7 lakh by scamsters who said her name had cropped up in a money laundering probe, police have said
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Chargesheet Filed Against Foreign Service Officer In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has filed a chargesheet against Indian Foreign Service officer Neeharika Singh, her husband, and his companies as part of an alleged investment fraud linked money laundering case.
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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.
