Fraud
- Hyderabad
CBI court sentences 2 bank officials to 5-year RI in fraud case
Hyderabad: A special CBI court in Hyderabad sentenced two officials of the Union Bank of India to five-year rigorous imprisonment on charges of defrauding the bank. The convicts, in connivance with public…
- Tollywood News
Rashmika Mandanna duped of Rs 80 lakhs, details inside
Mumbai: Rashmika Mandanna, known for her roles in various Bollywood and Tollywood films, is said to have been the victim of financial fraud by her long-time manager. According to media reports, the…
- Technology
YouTube stops removing fake US presidential election fraud claims
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has announced to stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches occurred in the 2020 and other past US presidential elections. The platform…
- World
Indo-Canadian charged with laundering bitcoin worth over $24 mn in US
New York: A district court in the US has ordered detention of an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur following indictment on charges of laundering 450 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at $24,020,699.83 at the time of the…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police arrests three involved in direct-selling fraud
Hyderabad: The central crime station of the Hyderabad Police apprehended three fraudsters who lured people through marketing schemes on the promise of high returns. The fraudsters operated through two different companies and…
- Business
From WhatsApp to Telegram, how fraudsters are still conning Indian users
New Delhi: Not just international spam calls, scamsters have devised several ways to con WhatsApp users in India, especially the popular ‘like YouTube videos’ scam, where they lure them via WhatsApp and…
- India
Techie involved in Income Tax refund fraud arrested
Bengaluru: A techie who allegedly siphoned off huge amounts of money related to income tax refunds from the I-T Department into bank accounts “impersonating” those of original assessees has been arrested, police…
- Business
57% of all fraud incidents in India now ‘platform’ frauds: Report
New Delhi: About 57 per cent of all fraud incidents in India are now ‘platform’ fraud, a novel form of economic crime that involves fraudulent activities associated with social media, e-commerce, enterprise…
- Crime
Hyderabad: Four sentenced to 5 years in jail in fake docs case
Hyderabad: The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad on Tuesday sentenced four persons to undergo five year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 75,000 on them for cheating Punjab National Bank…
- Technology
Former Indian-origin employee sent to jail for stealing USD 17 million from Apple
San Francisco: Dhirendra Prasad, a former Apple employee who was charged with defrauding tech giant Apple and related tax crimes, has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay…
- News
Shah Rukh Khan, Byju’s staffer ordered to pay compensation, return fees
Indore: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Indore in Madhya Pradesh has issued an order against a staffer of ed-tech firm Byju’s and film superstar Shah Rukh Khan for alleged “fraudulent…
- Technology
AI tech like ChatGPT can be used to aturbocharge fraud: FTC’s Lina Khan
San Francisco: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan has warned that modern AI technologies like ChatGPT can be used to “turbocharge” fraud. In a Congressional hearing to protect consumers…
- India
Nigerian national held for duping Gurugram woman of Rs 2 lakh in customs fraud
Gurugram: A Nigerian national was arrested for duping a Gurugram woman of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of custom clearance after they met on a matrimonial site, police said on Monday.…
- India
SC: ‘Consumer courts can’t decide cases involving tortious acts’
New Delhi:The Supreme Court has said that consumer courts cannot decide complaints involving highly disputed questions of facts or the cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating. A bench…
- Kashmir
Srinagar court rejects fake PMO official’s bail application
Srinagar; A court here on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Kiran Bhai Patel who had posed as a senior official of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) prior to his arrest by…
