Fraud
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Middle East
UAE establishes executive office to combat money laundering, terror financing
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet, chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the establishment of the…
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Telangana
Telangana police bust Rs 50 crore online fraud; three arrested
Hyderabad: As many as 20,000 people were cheated across the country to the tune of Rs. 50 crore by fraudsters, including two Chinese nationals. The scamsters, three of whom were arrested…
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World
Myanmar faces threat of military coup
New Delhi: Just two months after Aung Sun Suu Kyis National League for Democracy (NLD) swept the general elections in Myanmar, the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia is facing the…
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India
Freedom 251 mobile man now arrested for a 200-Cr dry fruits fraud
Noida: Under Ringing Bells Company, Noida-based entrepreneur Mohit Goel made headlines around the world for offering the world’s cheapest smartphone in November 2015. He called them Freedom 251 smartphones and…
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Hyderabad News
Two including Chinese national held in loan app fraud case
Hyderabad: Two persons, including a Chinese national have been arrested in a loan app fraud here, police said on Thursday. The main accussed has been identified as Zhu Wei (Lambo),…
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India
Indian expat jailed in Dubai for forging employer’s signature
Dubai: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expat has been jailed in Dubai for six months after he was charged for forging his employer’s signature at least 47 times over two…
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Hyderabad News
Chinese woman, 2 others held in instant loan apps fraud in TS
Medchal: Three persons, including a Chinese woman, were arrested in a case registered in Cyberabad pertaining to instant loan apps fraud, the police said on Sunday. The accused include Parshuram…
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Top Stories
CBI books Hyd-based construction company for alleged bank fraud
Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a case against Hyderabad-based construction company Transstroy (India) Limited, for alleged bank fraud to the extent of Rs 7,926 crore.…
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Hyderabad News
Don’t ‘spin the wheel’: Cyber Crime Cell warns of online frauds
Hyderabad: From shady websites to phoney forward messages and fake notifications, the Cyber Crime Cell of Cyberabad Police Commmissionerate have warned people to watch for the “lucky wheel” being received…
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Crime
Indian-American among 3 arrested in USD 3 mn fraud case in US
Washington: An Indian-American from Michigan has been arrested along with two others on charges of conspiring to defraud at least 43 victims of more than USD 3 million through the sale…
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India
Videocon-ICICI case: ED chargesheet reveals drivers, gardeners, office boys appointed ‘dummy directors’
Mumbai: In a major development in the ICICI Bank-Videocon case, former Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot…
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Crime
Cyber crime cell busted a notorious dating fraud gang of West Bengal
Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime Police of the Cyberabad Commissionerate on Friday arrested a notorious “dating fraud” gang on Friday for cheating the public on the pretext of providing male/female escort…
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News
Two held for GST credit fraud of Rs 35.72 crore in TN
Chennai: Two persons were arrested on charge of committing Goods and Services Tax (GST) credit fraud of Rs 35.72 crore, Principal Commissioner for GST and Central Excise (Chennai Outer) said on…
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India
CBI books Ezeego promoters, directors for loan fraud
New Delhi: The CBI has booked Ezeego One Travel and Tours and its directors for alleged bank fraud of Rs 946 crore in Yes Bank, officials said. The agency has booked…
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Telangana
5 arrested for gold loan fraud worth Rs 2.91 cr in Union Bank of India
Rangareddy: In the Gold loan fraud of the Union Bank of India in Telangana on Wednesday, five people have been arrested by the police. The five people arrested by the…
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Crime and Accident
4 held for online fraud; Rs 17.67 lakh in cash seized
Noida: Four men have been arrested for allegedly setting up websites to sell different products and then duping customers in an online fraud running into lakhs of rupees, the Gautam Buddh…
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Hyderabad News
Dundigal becoming a hub for ‘2BHK scheme fraud’
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police Commissionerate’s Dundigal police on Friday busted a gang involved in cheating in people by promising them allotment of double bedroom houses under the state government’s ongoing scheme.…
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Top Stories
Ram Janmabhoomi trust defrauded Rs 6 lakh via fake cheques
Lucknow: In a rather shocking instance, the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust in Ayodhya has been defrauded through fake cheques. Two fake cheques worth six lakhs were detected during the verification process…
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Hyderabad News
Cyberabad police issues advisory to prevent Paytm KYC frauds
Hyderabad: In a scary development, scamsters are now using an unidentified mobile application through which they are able to gain remote access of screens of peoples’ smart phones. To gain access, the…
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Crime and Accident
How an engineer in Dubai masterminded online fraud in India!
NEW DELHI: North West Delhi Police’s cyber cell has busted a ring of online fraudsters involved in duping people through the social media platform ‘Telegram’. A bank official is part…
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Videos
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Top Stories
Hyderabad: Two arrested for COVID-19 crowd funding fraud
Hyderabad: The Chandrayangutta police on Wednesday arrested two alleged fraudsters crowd funding fraud in the name of COVID-19 funding in old city area of Hyderabad. According to the sources Salman…
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India
Indo-American techie held for $5.5 mn fraud in COVID relief fund
San Francisco: US authorities have arrested Seattle-based Mukund Mohan, a serial entrepreneur and former executive at Amazon and Microsoft, for allegedly defrauding the Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP) with forged documents and…
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Top Stories
Hyderabad: Fake Baba arrested for failing to cure COVID-19
Hyderabad: A fake Baba claiming to cure dreaded Covid-19 through spiritual powers was arrested by the Miyapur police of Cyberabad on Saturday. According to the sources Mohammed Ismail, a resident…
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News
Indian-American techie held for $5.5 mn fraud in COVID relief fund
San Francisco: US authorities have arrested Seattle-based Mukund Mohan, a serial entrepreneur and former executive at Amazon and Microsoft, for allegedly defrauding the Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP) with forged documents and…
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India
2 Indian men accused of fraud in Dubai
Dubai: Two Indian men have been accused of illegally obtaining 220 million dirhams from a Dubai company after establishing a fake oil refinery to lure shareholders, a media report said. The…
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Top Stories
British Indian woman in the net of 1 Million pounds fraud crackdown
London: More than 1 million pounds worth of assets have been recovered by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) following a civil recovery investigation into a Nigerian fraudster and his long-term…
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Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fake online boutique commits fraud
Hyderabad: A resident of Hyderabad is running a fake online boutique for the past one year. She has looted lakhs of rupees by operating her fake business through the Instagram…
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News
Uganda: 2 weeks after marriage, imam discovers his wife a man
KAMPALA: World of an Imam from Uganda turned upside down after he discovered that his newly-wedded wife was actually a man. 27-year-old Mohammed Mutumba, the Imam of Kyampisi Masigid Noor mosque…
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Fraud to get MNC jobs, gang shifted to city
Hyderabad: Crime Branch of Hyderabad City Police shifted the interstate gang of three cheaters who usurped lakhs of money from the job seekers promising them to get appointments in various…
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