fraudsters
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Fraudster gang impersonating CM’s advisor arrested
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police arrested a group of fraudsters who allegedly posed as top officials of the Telangana government and scammed several individuals for Rs 1.29 crores. The accused promised the individuals…
- Business
Fraudsters using FB, WhatsApp to dupe users in investment scams in India: Report
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have revealed the alarming rise of investment scams in India peddled through social media messaging platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, X, and others, in which fraudsters convince…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters dupe software engineer of Rs 43L
Hyderabad: A software engineer was duped Rs 43 lakh by cyber fraudsters under the guise of earning enormous profits with small investments in a scheme. According to the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police, the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man loses Rs 40k over removal of intimate pictures from social media
Hyderabad: In yet another incident of ‘cyber fraud’, a man from Hyderabad lost Rs 40,000 from his possession to cyber criminals recently. It happened after the victim, who is a private employee…
- Telangana
Telangana: 2 held for forging labour cards using fabricated documents
Hyderabad: The Task Force sleuths from Warangal and Nekkonda collaborated with cops from Narsampet on Friday and arrested two fake labour department agents who helped people receive labour cards using fabricated documents.The…
- Hyderabad
Unemployed youth warned against online job frauds
Hyderabad: With several youngsters desperate for job opportunities in the city to find livelihoods, a large portion remains unaware of lurking trouble with several fraudsters claiming to offer jobs but robbing the…
- Technology
Dubai-based fraudster dupes bizman of Rs 17L through bitcoin sale
New Delhi: Investing in Bitcoin proved costly for a businessman based in South Delhi, who lost Rs 17 lakh to a Dubai-based fraudster, who was using the bank account of a Aligarh-based…
- Hyderabad
Kolkata: Rachakonda cops bust call centre which hired Telugu-speaking scamsters
Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Wednesday arrested nine individuals in Kolkata who ran call centres and employed Telugu-speaking people to dupe people in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The fraud call centers, which would…
- India
Fraudsters dupe Serum Institute of Rs 1 cr by asking for money transfer in CEO’s name
Mumbai: Fraudsters duped vaccine-maker Serum Institute of India (SII) of more than Rs 1 crore by sending messages in the name of its Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla and asking for a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Watch out for fraudulent messages, says electricity board
Hyderabad: The Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TSSPDCL) has appealed to the people not to fall for fraudulent messages in the guise of collection of pending electricity consumption bills. In a…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: ‘Investment bait’ common tool for cyber fraudsters
Hyderabad: Investment frauds have become a common tool for cyber fraudsters in the city. Nearly Rs 2.7 crore has been swindled with regard to cybercrime in less than six months in the…
- Telangana
Telangana: Online scamsters cheat gullible govt job aspirants
Hyderabad: The rush to apply for the recently announced job notifications by the Telangana government seems to have given online fraudsters impetus to con more people. Scamsters are now not even sparing…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cyber Crime cops warn against ‘Ramzan ration’ scams
Hyderabad: Cyber crime officials from the city have warned the public against falling prey to fraudsters who are now attempting to trap them with ‘Ramzan Ration’ freebie messages. One such message, saying…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Seven people arrested in a travel agency fraud case
Hyderabad: Seven accused were nabbed by the Saifabad police in an offence of travel agency fraud, on Wednesday. The police recovered lost property of victims; cash worth Rs 5000, four phones and…
