Scammers
- 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…
- Technology
Fraudsters using Barbie, Oppenheimer to steal your hard-earned money, data
New Delhi: Scammers are using the two highly anticipated upcoming Hollywood movies — Margot Robbie starring ‘Barbie’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ — to steal users’ hard-earned money and sensitive personal data. According…
- Business
Scammers skim crores off online gamers, cops reveal ‘methods’
New Delhi: At a time when online gaming is captivating millions around the world, scammers are also extracting crores from players, mostly children and teenagers, while cops are warning the public revealing…
- India
Father files missing daughter complaint in police station, Online scammers get alert!
New Delhi: Someone’s pain is someone else’s gain! These famous sayings fit aptly in the criminal world. A shocking case emerged in the national capital where a businessman filed a missing complaint…
- Technology
Scammers create ‘Deepfake’ of Binance executive, meet his contacts
New Delhi: World’s largest crypto exchange Binance’s chief communications officer Patrick Hillmann has revealed that online scammers made a Deepfake profile of him and tricked crypto community members into online meetings with…
- Technology
Deepfakes, stolen personal information helping scammers get remote IT jobs
San Francisco: Scammers are now using deepfakes and stolen personal information of people and applying for remote job interviews and work from home. Such practices are being seen in the world of…
- Technology
Bored Ape, other major NFT Discord servers targeted by scammers
San Francisco: The Discord servers of popular non fungible token (NFT) projects, including the Bored Ape Yacht Club, were targeted by scammers in the early hours of April Fool’s Day. Some users…