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Alert SBI Staff Save Senior Citizen From 13-Lakh 'Digital Arrest' Scam
The State Bank of India (SBI) and its staff are often at the receiving end of criticism and the subject of memes such as 'lunch ke baad aana', but a group of alert employees at an SBI branch in Hyderabad saved a senior citizen from fraud
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73-Year-Old Woman Loses Rs 2 Lakh To KYC Fraud In Mumbai: Police
A 73-year-old woman was allegedly duped of Rs 2 lakh by cyber fraudsters under the pretext of updating the KYC details of a bank in central Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.
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Cryptocurrency Worth $930,000 Seized by CBI From Ahmedabad-Based Man Who Allegedly Defrauded US Citizen
The CBI has seized cryptocurrency worth more than $930,000 (around Rs 7.7 crore) from an Ahmedabad-based man who allegedly cheated a US-citizen posing as a senior executive of a multi-national company's fraud department, officials said.
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After Nussrat Jahan, Another Bengali Actor Summoned By Probe Agency For Questioning Over Alleged Fraud
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Bengali actress Ruplekha Mitra for questioning next week in a case linked to alleged duping of senior citizens by promising them flats in New Town on the outskirts of Kolkata, an official said.
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3 Arrested For Cheating Several US Citizens Of $20 Million: Delhi Cops
Three people, including the main accused, were arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly defrauding several US citizens of more than 20 million dollars by posing as a senior Drug Enforcement Agency official.
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Maharashtra Woman Loses 8.3 Lakh After Online Purchase In Cyber Fraud Case
A senior citizen in Maharashtra's Thane district lost Rs 8.30 lakh in a case of cyber fraud, a police official said on Monday.
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2 Cyber Thieves Dupe Elderly Man Of Rs 2.67 Crore, Arrested After 2 Years
The Noida Police has arrested two people, allegedly involved in duping a senior citizen of Rs 2.67 crore on the pretext of renewing his life insurance policy, almost two-and-a-half-year after the case was lodged, officials said on Monday.
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Americans Lost Over $10 Billion To Fraudsters In India This Year: Report
Fraudsters running illegal call centres in India have been targeting people based in the US, especially senior citizens, on the pretext of providing technical support or some other assistance.
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Indian-American Sentenced To Jail For Defrauding Senior Citizens
An Indian-American has been sentenced to 51 months in jail by a US court for operating a fictitious social security scam targeting senior citizens throughout the country.
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Indian Man Involved In Scam Targeting Senior Citizens Arrested In US
An Indian national Anirudha Kalkote was arrested in Virginia on charges of participating in an alleged nationwide scam targeting senior citizens. The Indian national was charged with conspiracy, mail fraud.
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FBI Team In Indore Over Fraud Case Involving US Citizens
A three-member team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met a senior police official here on Friday in connection with the cases of online cheating of US nationals by fraudsters operating from call centres based in the city.
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3 Indians Charged In Million-Dollar Computer Service Fraud In US
Three Indians have been charged in a million-dollar fraud scheme in the US in which they remotely accessed computers belonging to senior citizens without authorisation, caused the machines to malfunction and lured the victims' into purchasing phony computer repair services.
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No Bail To Senior Citizen Accused Of Duping Merchants In Crores
A senior citizen, who allegedly duped several grain merchants of Rs 8 crore, has been denied bail by a Delhi court which said it appeared that he was in a habit of playing fraud.
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Ahmedabad's Rs 10 Crore Ponzi Scam Leaves Senior Citizens Destitute
A multi-crore Ponzi scam by an Ahmedabad-based Trust has robbed a number of widows and pensioners of years of savings, the police say. So far, around RS 10 crore is believed to have been swindled, but the fraud may easily involve Rs 50 crore, they added.
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Mumbai: Lured By 'US Soldier' On Facebook, 72-YearOld Conned Of Rs 2 Crore
A senior citizen residing in Bandra west was duped of nearly Rs 1.97 crore, in what can be termed as the biggest cyber fraud involving an individual this year. The last such fraud case reported was of Rs 1.18 crore, last year.
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Alert SBI Staff Save Senior Citizen From 13-Lakh 'Digital Arrest' Scam
The State Bank of India (SBI) and its staff are often at the receiving end of criticism and the subject of memes such as 'lunch ke baad aana', but a group of alert employees at an SBI branch in Hyderabad saved a senior citizen from fraud
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73-Year-Old Woman Loses Rs 2 Lakh To KYC Fraud In Mumbai: Police
A 73-year-old woman was allegedly duped of Rs 2 lakh by cyber fraudsters under the pretext of updating the KYC details of a bank in central Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.
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Cryptocurrency Worth $930,000 Seized by CBI From Ahmedabad-Based Man Who Allegedly Defrauded US Citizen
The CBI has seized cryptocurrency worth more than $930,000 (around Rs 7.7 crore) from an Ahmedabad-based man who allegedly cheated a US-citizen posing as a senior executive of a multi-national company's fraud department, officials said.
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After Nussrat Jahan, Another Bengali Actor Summoned By Probe Agency For Questioning Over Alleged Fraud
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Bengali actress Ruplekha Mitra for questioning next week in a case linked to alleged duping of senior citizens by promising them flats in New Town on the outskirts of Kolkata, an official said.
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3 Arrested For Cheating Several US Citizens Of $20 Million: Delhi Cops
Three people, including the main accused, were arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly defrauding several US citizens of more than 20 million dollars by posing as a senior Drug Enforcement Agency official.
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Maharashtra Woman Loses 8.3 Lakh After Online Purchase In Cyber Fraud Case
A senior citizen in Maharashtra's Thane district lost Rs 8.30 lakh in a case of cyber fraud, a police official said on Monday.
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2 Cyber Thieves Dupe Elderly Man Of Rs 2.67 Crore, Arrested After 2 Years
The Noida Police has arrested two people, allegedly involved in duping a senior citizen of Rs 2.67 crore on the pretext of renewing his life insurance policy, almost two-and-a-half-year after the case was lodged, officials said on Monday.
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Americans Lost Over $10 Billion To Fraudsters In India This Year: Report
Fraudsters running illegal call centres in India have been targeting people based in the US, especially senior citizens, on the pretext of providing technical support or some other assistance.
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Indian-American Sentenced To Jail For Defrauding Senior Citizens
An Indian-American has been sentenced to 51 months in jail by a US court for operating a fictitious social security scam targeting senior citizens throughout the country.
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Indian Man Involved In Scam Targeting Senior Citizens Arrested In US
An Indian national Anirudha Kalkote was arrested in Virginia on charges of participating in an alleged nationwide scam targeting senior citizens. The Indian national was charged with conspiracy, mail fraud.
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FBI Team In Indore Over Fraud Case Involving US Citizens
A three-member team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met a senior police official here on Friday in connection with the cases of online cheating of US nationals by fraudsters operating from call centres based in the city.
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3 Indians Charged In Million-Dollar Computer Service Fraud In US
Three Indians have been charged in a million-dollar fraud scheme in the US in which they remotely accessed computers belonging to senior citizens without authorisation, caused the machines to malfunction and lured the victims' into purchasing phony computer repair services.
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No Bail To Senior Citizen Accused Of Duping Merchants In Crores
A senior citizen, who allegedly duped several grain merchants of Rs 8 crore, has been denied bail by a Delhi court which said it appeared that he was in a habit of playing fraud.
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Ahmedabad's Rs 10 Crore Ponzi Scam Leaves Senior Citizens Destitute
A multi-crore Ponzi scam by an Ahmedabad-based Trust has robbed a number of widows and pensioners of years of savings, the police say. So far, around RS 10 crore is believed to have been swindled, but the fraud may easily involve Rs 50 crore, they added.
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Mumbai: Lured By 'US Soldier' On Facebook, 72-YearOld Conned Of Rs 2 Crore
A senior citizen residing in Bandra west was duped of nearly Rs 1.97 crore, in what can be termed as the biggest cyber fraud involving an individual this year. The last such fraud case reported was of Rs 1.18 crore, last year.
