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Beware Of Online Payment Frauds, This Is How Scammers Can Steal Your Money

Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of India launched “Digital Payment Apnao, Auron ko bhi Sikhao” (Adopt digital payments and Also teach others) campaign to promote use of digital payments during the Digital Payments...

17 March 2023

Gill was absconding in the case and had an open dated Non-Bailable Warrant of Arrest against him issued by a special court

CBI Arrests Harchand Singh Gill In Pearls Group Scam Case After His Deportation From Fiji

The operation was launched by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to bring back fugitives living abroad and around 30 fugitives were successfully brought to India under the operation since its launch last year

07 March 2023

Pharmaceutical Sector

Gambia To United States: India Pharma Industry Has Lately Made Headlines For Wrong Reasons

Of late scandals involving Indian pharmaceutical companies are increasing. Here we look at some major pharma scams that have rocked the India’s pharmaceutical industry.

13 February 2023

Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi To Appear Before Delhi Court In Land-For-Job Scam Case On Wednesday

Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi To Appear Before Delhi Court In Land-For-Job Scam Case On Wednesday

The case relates to alleged appointments made in the railways in return for land parcels gifted or sold to Prasad's family when he was the minister of railways between 2004 and 2009.

14 March 2023

Scam Alert! Axis Mutual Fund Warns Investors Against These Fake Social Media Entities. Check Details Here

Axis Mutual Fund has shared a list of fake handles on social media platforms that are actively using the company name and logo to dupe investors.

13 February 2023

Safer Internet Day: How To Keep Your Online Transactions Safe

This Safer Internet Day, know some of the most common cyber threats that consumers face when it comes to online transactions, and the basic steps to know to ensure safety

07 February 2023

Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala

Haryana Deputy CM's Security Guard Approaches Police With Identity Theft Complaint

Police have booked unknown persons for impersonating the personal security officer (PSO) of Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala on WhatsApp and demanding money from his acquaintances.

11 March 2023

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Gautam Adani-led firms have lost lakhs of crore since Hindenburg accused the group of fraud

What Is The Hindenburg Report That Knocked Adani From Third To Eighth Richest Billionaire?

With #Adaniscam trending on twitter, the Adani group’s stocks spiralled, knocking Adani from third to the seventh and then eighth in the richest billionaire’s list.

30 January 2023

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29 January 2023
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Calls Ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ‘A Total Fraud’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Calls Ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ‘A Total Fraud’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims that both Ashraf Ghani and Afghanistan's former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah were involved in corruption at the...


22 January 2023
Man Stays In Delhi Hotel For 4 Months By Posing As UAE Govt Official, Flees Without Paying Rs 23 Lakh Bill

Man Stays In Delhi Hotel For 4 Months By Posing As UAE Govt Official, Flees Without Paying Rs 23 Lakh Bill

Mahamed Shareef checked in into The Leela Palace, New Delhi on August 1 last year. He was staying in room number 427 for about four months and fled on...


14 January 2023
Scammers Pose As Policemen, Entraps Victim In Fake Case To Rob Cash, Gain Financial Details

Scammers Pose As Policemen, Entraps Victim In Fake Case To Rob Cash, Gain Financial Details

In a bizarre case of online financial crime, cybercriminals reportedly posed as police officers to gain victim’s confidence to part with cash and divulge...


14 January 2023
Explained: How Online Job Scams Are Robbing The Youth Of Money, Hopes And Hard Work Amid Unemployment

Explained: How Online Job Scams Are Robbing The Youth Of Money, Hopes And Hard Work Amid Unemployment

The dearth of job opportunities, soaring unemployment, and layovers demand job seekers scavenge for work on all possible or impossible platforms. 


28 December 2022
RBI To Migrate Payments Fraud Reporting Module To DAKSH From Jan 1, 2023

RBI To Migrate Payments Fraud Reporting Module To DAKSH From Jan 1, 2023

RBI initiated the Central Payments Fraud Information Registry (CPFIR) in March 2020 to report payment frauds of scheduled commercial banks and non-bank Prepaid...


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20 December 2022
2 Million People Globally Hit By Crypto Scams Since 2020: Report

2 Million People Globally Hit By Crypto Scams Since 2020: Report

Some two people globally have been the victims of ‘rug pull’ crypto scams between 2020 and December 1, 2022


20 December 2022
Job Seekers Made To Count Trains At New Delhi Railway Station, Duped Of Over Rs 2.5 Crore

Job Seekers Made To Count Trains At New Delhi Railway Station, Duped Of Over Rs 2.5 Crore

At least 28 people from Tamil Nadu were deployed at different platforms of the New Delhi Railway Station every day for eight hours for a month to count the...


17 December 2022
Indian American Lab Owner Convicted In USD 447 Million Genetic Testing Scam

Indian American Lab Owner Convicted In USD 447 Million Genetic Testing Scam

An Indian American laboratory owner from Atlanta has been convicted of involvement in a USD 447.54 million genetic testing scam to defraud Medicare.


13 December 2022
Fraud Cases Continue to Rise Globally, 97% Of Indian Firms Consider Customer Experience Paramount, Says Report

Fraud Cases Continue to Rise Globally, 97% Of Indian Firms Consider Customer Experience Paramount, Says Report

Most business respondents said they are working to safeguard consumer identity, prevent fraud, and improve the online customer experience, yet with mixed...


30 November 2022
Latest Crypto News: Brazil Legalises Bitcoin, Coinbase To Delist XRP, Ex-FTX CEO Gets Summons From Commission

Latest Crypto News: Brazil Legalises Bitcoin, Coinbase To Delist XRP, Ex-FTX CEO Gets Summons From Commission

The crypto space saw several new developments over the past few days, from Brazilian lawmakers approving Bitcoin for transactions to Coinbase’s plan to...


28 November 2022
Former Haryana Minister Booked For Fraud

Former Haryana Minister Booked For Fraud

Police said on Monday that former Haryana minister Avtar Singh Bhadana has been arrested for allegedly defrauding two brothers of Rs 5 crore in a property deal.


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28 November 2022
Beware of Instant Loan Apps! Here’re Some Safety Tips From SBI

Beware of Instant Loan Apps! Here’re Some Safety Tips From SBI

Not all instant loan apps could be safe, and people may fall into a trap if they don’t take precautions and aren’t alert. Here are some safety tips from...


26 November 2022
Latest Crypto News: Mumbai Man Duped Of Rs 1.6 Crore In Crypto Fraud, Huobi Rejects Rumors Of Merger With Poloniex

17 November 2022
Staff Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Rejigs SIT, DIG To Head Team

Staff Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Rejigs SIT, DIG To Head Team

CBI Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the West Bengal staff recruitment scam was reconstituted with four new investigators on Wednesday by the...


16 November 2022
Scammers Loot People With False Promise Of Ola Electric Scooty, Here’s How To Stay Safe

Scammers Loot People With False Promise Of Ola Electric Scooty, Here’s How To Stay Safe

Scammers from Patna, Bengaluru, Gurugram, and elsewhere looted more than 1,000 people under false pretence of delivering Ola Electric Scooty. Delhi Police...


06 October 2022
Global Crypto Losses Total $428 Million in Q3, Hacks Main Worry, Says Report

Global Crypto Losses Total $428 Million in Q3, Hacks Main Worry, Says Report

The global crypto market lost $428 million in hacks and scams in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, said the latest report of bug bounty platform Immunefi.


04 October 2022
Sebi Cautions Public Against Fraudulent Portfolio Management Services

Sebi Cautions Public Against Fraudulent Portfolio Management Services

Sebi has cautioned public and investors from being duped by fraudulent entities masquerading as Sebi-registered portfolio management services offering promises...


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