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Former Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral was duped of ₹7.68 crore after cyber fraudsters impersonated him on a messaging platform and tricked one of his employees into transferring funds to multiple bank accounts, the police said on Thursday. Mr. Gujral, 78, is the son of the late I.K. Gujral, who served as India’s 12th Prime…
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A 75-year-old woman in south Delhi was not only subjected to a “digital arrest”, but the scamsters went a step further: they showed up at her doorstep and forced her to pawn her gold jewellery and sell her only home. Vibha (name changed), who lives alone in Vasant Kunj, received a call on her landline…
New Delhi: With photos from the hospital and smooth conversations, a French woman was convinced she is talking to actor Brad Pitt and scammed to the tune of 800,000 euros. The suspect messaged her on Instagram and convinced her to help him with medical treatment as his bank accounts were blocked amid an ongoing divorce…
Popular social media influencer Ankush Bahuguna on Sunday recounted a shocking and traumatic ordeal in which he was held hostage by scammers for 40 hours. The content creator, in a video on Instagram, detailed how he was forced into a “digital arrest,” isolated from friends and family, and lost not only money but also his…
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A woman in Australia who lost over a million in an elaborate scam eerily came face to face with one of the criminals while she was vacationing in China with her husband. The woman, who did not want to reveal her identity, runs a Chinese immigration and education business. Speaking to news.com.au, she said that…
BharatMatrimony, one of India’s leading matrimonial platforms, has landed in a huge controversy after a married woman’s photo appeared on its elite subscription service under a fake profile. The woman, Swati Mukund, called out the platform on Instagram, labelling it “BharatMatrimony Scam.” In a now-viral video shared on Instagram, Ms Mukund clarified she did not…
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A Florida couple is facing charges of stealing properties through a simple scam that costs less than a dollar to execute. Victor Rodriguez, 50, and his wife Michelle Cherry, 33, allegedly forged “quitclaim deeds” to illegally transfer ownership of homes, including a property owned by Rodriguez’s ex-father-in-law, in Tampa and Miami-Dade County, Fox News reported….
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The conman told Naresh Saxena that the CBI chief of Mumbai would talk to him. Lucknow: A famous city-based progressive writer and poet, Naresh Saxena, was kept under digital arrest in his room for six long hours by cyberheist operators posing as CBI officers in Lucknow, police officials said. The scammers, who aimed to con…
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The woman faces up to life in prison without parole. A US woman fatally poisoned her boyfriend thinking he inherited $30 million, however, she later found out that it was all a scam. According to People, the woman, identified as Ina Thea Kenoyer, was arrested in October last year and charged with class AA felony…
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Action Fraud has received hundreds of complaints from victims. WhatsApp fraud, or WhatsApp scams, involve deceptive schemes aimed at manipulating users of the messaging platform into divulging personal details, transferring funds, or installing malicious software. These scams encompass a range of tactics, leveraging trust, fear, or greed. Among the existing types of WhatsApp scams, like…
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