Scammers
- Middle East
UAE: Coldplay fans lose over Rs 9K to scammers selling fake concert tickets
The thrill of securing a ticket for Coldpaly’s upcoming concerts in Abu Dhabi has taken a dark turn for some fans as scammers have begun exploiting the high demand for the band’s…
- India
Maharashtra: Man loses Rs 59 lakh to online scammers
Thane: A man residing in Maharashtra’s Thane city lost Rs 59 lakh as cyber fraudsters coerced him into paying money by posing as Customs and CBI officials and threatening to take action…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rs 27L returned to victim scammed online
Hyderabad: Cyberabad police refunded the amount of Rs 27 lakh to an online fraud victim who was cheated by fraudsters posing to be stock market experts. The action followed the complaint lodged…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 11 lakh to tele scammers
Falling to a new tele-calling scam, a 31-year-old resident of Hyderabad lost Rs 11.20 lakh after fraudsters posing as TRAI officials. Hyderabad cyber crime police said that the scam started when the…
- India
DoT warns people against scammers posing as MS Dhoni
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing cricket fever in the country, scamsters have been posing as Mahendra Singh Dhoni to con people on social media, the Department of Telecom (DoT) said on Friday,…
- Business
Scammers using fake QR codes to steal your information, warns US FTC
New Delhi: As millions of Indians use QR codes for various financial transactions like paying for dinner at a restaurant, board a flight or pay for daily groceries, the US Federal Trade…
- Business
Amazon sues scammers for stealing millions of dollars via fake returns
San Francisco: Amazon has sued an enterprising group called REKK, which is responsible for stealing millions of dollars of products from Amazon’s online stores through systematic refund abuse. Through the lawsuit, Amazon…
- India
Mumbai police bust Rs 30 lakh fake Navratri ticket scam
Mumbai: The MHB Nagar Police Station here has busted a fake Navratri programme ticket scam worth over Rs 30 lakh ostensibly inspired by a television show, and arrested four persons from Mumbai…
