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Internet Slams Delhi Man After He Says He Was Scammed By Online Date. Here's Why
A man in Delhi recently claimed that he was scammed by a woman he met via an online dating app and ended up losing Rs 16,000.
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Man Claims He Was Scammed By Online Date In Delhi Cafe, Shares Story On Reddit
In the comments, many people criticised the man for falling for what they consider a very "common" scam.
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47 Indian 'Cyber Slaves' In Laos, Forced To Run Dating Apps Scam, Rescued
At least 47 Indians, who were being held against their will in Laos and being forced to scam Indians back home online, were rescued today by officials.
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'Match', Date Night And A Huge Bill: Modus Operandi In Dating App Scams
Dating App Scam: Multiple posts on Reddit, some of them a year old, narrate accounts of people who were scammed into paying exorbitant amounts during dates with women they met on dating apps.
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Tinder Date Gone Wrong: Man Scammed To Pay Rs 1.2 Lakh Bill At Delhi Cafe
Tinder Scam: When a civil service aspirant right-swiped on a dating app, he had no idea he was walking into a sinister plot carefully planned to scam men looking for love.
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Chinese Woman Scammed Of Rs 11 Lakh, Falls For Scammer And Aids In Crime
A 40-year-old Chinese woman, Hu, fell victim to a romance scam, losing Rs 11 lakh (US$14,000) to a man named Chen, whom she met online.
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DoT Issues Order Seeking Temporary Suspension of USSD-Based Call Forwarding Facility
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an order dated March 28 seeking a temporary suspension of USSD-based call forwarding service. The order cites the rise of online scams and unwarranted usage of the facility as the reason behind the action. It is a temporary suspension, meaning the government body does not intend to permanently disable i...
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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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The Day Before Delisted From Steam Days After Troubled Launch, Studio Fntastic Announces Shutdown
The Day Before has been delisted from Steam, following a horrible launch plagued by negative reviews, backlash over false advertising, and inconsistent online features. As a result, its developer Fntastic has also announced closure, with plans to use the received income to pay off debts. Its publisher Mytona, however, has promised to offer refunds ...
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Cyberabad Police Busts Online Dating Scam, 8 Gang Members Arrested
A gang of eight who cheated the public and extracted money out of them from fake dating websites were arrested on Friday by Cyber Crime Police. Police have also seized a laptop, 31 Samsung mobile phones, six documents pertaining to the crime, and 12 ATM cards.
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'Romance Fraud' Warning From UK Police After $2.4 Million Scam
London's Metropolitan Police today warned singletons to beware of online dating scams after two men were convicted of duping a woman out of £1.6 million (2.3 million euros, $2.4 million).
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Indonesia Sentences New Zealand Man to 15 Years Jail for Drugs
An Indonesian court today sentenced a New Zealand man to 15 years in jail for trafficking crystal methamphetamine into the resort island of Bali.
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Online Dating Scams Top Australia's Financial Fraud: Regulator
Figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show that 91,000 scam complaints were received in 2014.
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Nigerian in Court Over Fake Wedding Scam With Aussie Grandmother
A Nigerian man who allegedly conned an Australian pensioner out of $90,000 in an online dating scam has appeared in court charged with deception, the country's anti-graft agency said on Thursday.
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Indian running online dating scam gets 42 months' jail in US
An Indian accused of meeting women on dating websites, pretending to be a high-powered financier and then seducing them, has been sentenced to a maximum of 42 months in federal prison by a US court.Once he gained their trust, Jaitass Dhanoa, 23, also known as Jay D. Singh would steal their credit cards and their identities, prosecutors told a Phila...
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Internet Slams Delhi Man After He Says He Was Scammed By Online Date. Here's Why
A man in Delhi recently claimed that he was scammed by a woman he met via an online dating app and ended up losing Rs 16,000.
-
Man Claims He Was Scammed By Online Date In Delhi Cafe, Shares Story On Reddit
In the comments, many people criticised the man for falling for what they consider a very "common" scam.
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47 Indian 'Cyber Slaves' In Laos, Forced To Run Dating Apps Scam, Rescued
At least 47 Indians, who were being held against their will in Laos and being forced to scam Indians back home online, were rescued today by officials.
-
'Match', Date Night And A Huge Bill: Modus Operandi In Dating App Scams
Dating App Scam: Multiple posts on Reddit, some of them a year old, narrate accounts of people who were scammed into paying exorbitant amounts during dates with women they met on dating apps.
-
Tinder Date Gone Wrong: Man Scammed To Pay Rs 1.2 Lakh Bill At Delhi Cafe
Tinder Scam: When a civil service aspirant right-swiped on a dating app, he had no idea he was walking into a sinister plot carefully planned to scam men looking for love.
-
Chinese Woman Scammed Of Rs 11 Lakh, Falls For Scammer And Aids In Crime
A 40-year-old Chinese woman, Hu, fell victim to a romance scam, losing Rs 11 lakh (US$14,000) to a man named Chen, whom she met online.
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DoT Issues Order Seeking Temporary Suspension of USSD-Based Call Forwarding Facility
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an order dated March 28 seeking a temporary suspension of USSD-based call forwarding service. The order cites the rise of online scams and unwarranted usage of the facility as the reason behind the action. It is a temporary suspension, meaning the government body does not intend to permanently disable i...
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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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The Day Before Delisted From Steam Days After Troubled Launch, Studio Fntastic Announces Shutdown
The Day Before has been delisted from Steam, following a horrible launch plagued by negative reviews, backlash over false advertising, and inconsistent online features. As a result, its developer Fntastic has also announced closure, with plans to use the received income to pay off debts. Its publisher Mytona, however, has promised to offer refunds ...
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Cyberabad Police Busts Online Dating Scam, 8 Gang Members Arrested
A gang of eight who cheated the public and extracted money out of them from fake dating websites were arrested on Friday by Cyber Crime Police. Police have also seized a laptop, 31 Samsung mobile phones, six documents pertaining to the crime, and 12 ATM cards.
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'Romance Fraud' Warning From UK Police After $2.4 Million Scam
London's Metropolitan Police today warned singletons to beware of online dating scams after two men were convicted of duping a woman out of £1.6 million (2.3 million euros, $2.4 million).
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Indonesia Sentences New Zealand Man to 15 Years Jail for Drugs
An Indonesian court today sentenced a New Zealand man to 15 years in jail for trafficking crystal methamphetamine into the resort island of Bali.
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Online Dating Scams Top Australia's Financial Fraud: Regulator
Figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show that 91,000 scam complaints were received in 2014.
-
Nigerian in Court Over Fake Wedding Scam With Aussie Grandmother
A Nigerian man who allegedly conned an Australian pensioner out of $90,000 in an online dating scam has appeared in court charged with deception, the country's anti-graft agency said on Thursday.
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Indian running online dating scam gets 42 months' jail in US
An Indian accused of meeting women on dating websites, pretending to be a high-powered financier and then seducing them, has been sentenced to a maximum of 42 months in federal prison by a US court.Once he gained their trust, Jaitass Dhanoa, 23, also known as Jay D. Singh would steal their credit cards and their identities, prosecutors told a Phila...
