Fraud
- India
Fresh CBI FIR against Mehul Choksi in Canara Bank fraud of Rs 55.27 crore
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a fresh FIR against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi for allegedly cheating a Canara Bank-led consortium to the tune of Rs 55.27 crore, officials said on Thursday.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Google Play, Amazon gift card frauds on the rise
Hyderabad: Fraudsters are using innovative methods to cheat the public. In the latest, the fraudsters are luring victims to purchase Google Play or Amazon Gift Cards. The Hyderabad police arrested two persons…
- India
Congress accuses BJP of receiving multi-crore donations from scam-hit DHFL
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of having accepted donations of crores of rupees from the promoters and associated companies of the fraud-hit DHFL and asked whether there was…
- India
CBI books DHFL in ‘biggest’ banking fraud of Rs 34,615 crore; 17 banks hit
New Delhi: The CBI has booked Dewan Housing Finance Ltd, its former CMD Kapil Wadhawan, director Dheeraj Wadhawan and others for bank fraud of Rs 34,615 crore, making it the biggest such…
- India
Indian investors lost Rs 1,000 cr to fake crypto exchanges: Report
New Delhi: Fake cryptocurrency exchanges have duped Indian investors of more than $128 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) as the global crypto market tanks, a new report claimed on Tuesday. Cyber-security company…
- India
Lucknow family duped of Rs 16 lakhs via cyber fraud
Lucknow: A Lucknow man and his two sons were duped of Rs 16 lakhs after fraudsters obtained a new SIM card of his mobile number by lodging an e-FIR of a missing SIM…
- Technology
WhatsApp likely to add another verification code to prevent fraud
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a new feature that adds an extra layer of security before logging into a WhatsApp account, for a future update of beta for Android and…
- India
UIDAI withdraws warning about sharing Aadhar, asks for ‘normal prudence’
Hyderabad: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday withdrew a warning that they issued earlier on the same day. The earlier warning advised the general public to not share photocopies…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fraudsters back in business with loan apps
Hyderabad: After a break, they are back again with different names! Instant loan apps which lend small sums of money targeting the low-income group mostly are back in business. Although, following requisition…
- Andhra Pradesh
Bank fraud: ED charge sheets against ex-Andhra Bank chief manager, others
New Delhi: A former chief manager of Andhra Bank, a promoter of an Andhra Pradesh-based company and others have been named in a charge sheet by the ED in a money laundering…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Businessman duped of Rs 25 lakh
Hyderabad: A city-based businessman was on Wednesday duped of Rs 25 lakh by a conman who was posing as a bank official. The victim was identified as V Ravi Kumar, a resident…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Nine held for land document fraud, two absconding
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police alongside the Kushaiguda police busted a gang of 11 fraudsters involved in land fraud by forging sale deed documents, on Tuesday. The market value of the seized fake…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man duped of Rs 42 lakh in matrimony fraud
Hyderabad: A man was on Wednesday duped of Rs 42 lakh by cyber fraudsters on a matrimony website, where a woman promised to marry him. The woman befriended the victim convincing him…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Woman falls prey to crypto fraud, loses Rs 91 lakh
Hyderabad: A woman from Jubilee Hills on Wednesday lost Rs 91 lakh to cyber crooks who hacked her cryptocurrency account and swindled the money. The police said the woman was interested in…
- Hyderabad
Fraudster wanted in 22 cases nabbed in Bihar by Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Friday arrested a man from Bihar for his alleged involvement in 22 cases of fraud across several states. The police said the accused was identified as 37-year-old Rajesh…
