Fake summons copy GST department's logo and Document Identification Number to deceive and exploit people
Asks banks to suggest steps for enhancing ease of doing business
Regulator asks financial institutions to use special number series for promotional voice calls
These incidents have raised red flags about the growing sophistication of scams, particularly in places like airports where people often have a heightened sense of security
The "looting bride" of Uttarakhand was arrested by the Jaipur Police after she married multiple men and duped them of a total of Rs 1.25 crore over a 10-year period under the guise of settlements
IPO-bound overseas education loan company Credila suspected fraud during the September quarter
Payment and security experts explain widespread scams, bat for better cooperation and education
Senior citizens discover joint account almost drained out, Telangana and national consumer disputes tribunal rule in favour of them
In its first ever raids in the Union Territory of Ladakh, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches as part of its money laundering probe linked to a cryptocurrency fraud case in which investors lost more than Rs 7 crore worth of deposits, officials said. The agency's zonal office here raided at least six premises in Leh town of Ladakh, Jammu in J-K and Sonipat in Haryana in the case against A R Mir and others. It is alleged that 2,508 investors deposited more than Rs 7.34 crore in a fake cryptocurrency business in the name of "Emollient Coin Limited". They, however, did not get any returns or currency back, and these funds were laundered by the business' promoters to purchase land assets in Jammu. The money laundering case stems from a March 2020 FIR registered in Leh and some other complaints filed in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) against Mir and Ajay Kumar Choudhary. Police in Leh in their FIR stated that an inquiry was conducted by a committ
After Chicago-based ex-billionaire Rishi Shah, India-origin physician Mona Ghosh has pleaded guilty to two counts of healthcare fraud, each carrying a potential penalty of up to ten years in prison
The Financial Intelligence Unit has slapped a fine of more than Rs 1.66 crore on Axis Bank for "failing" to put in place a mechanism to detect and report suspicious transactions carried out at one of its branches by creating a "fraud" account in the name of counter-terrorist commando force NSG. The federal agency has issued an order on June 3 under Section 13 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) that empowers its Director to impose a monetary penalty on a reporting entity (like Axis Bank) if the agency finds that its designated director on the board or any of its employees failed to comply with the obligations mandated under the said law. A query sent to Axis Bank did not elicit an immediate response. According to the summary order accessed by PTI, the case pertains to an instance where "an employee of Axis Bank was alleged to have been complicit in a large-scale fraud and corruption scandal, in collusion with others." The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) order said th
A Bombay High Court judgment in 2021 had questioned the validity of MP Navneet Kaur Rana 'Mochi' caste certificate, claiming it had been procured fraudulently
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has disaffiliated 20 schools, five of them in Delhi, for enrolling dummy students and ineligible candidates, its secretary Himanshu Gupta said on Friday. The board has also downgraded affiliation of three schools. "Pursuant to the surprise inspection conducted in CBSE schools across the country to check whether the schools are running as per the provisions and norms contained in affiliation and examination bye-laws, it was found that some schools were committing various malpractices of presenting dummy students, ineligible candidates and not maintained records properly," Gupta said. "After thorough inquiry, it has been decided to disaffiliate 20 schools and downgrade three schools," he added. Five of the disaffiliated schools are in Delhi, three in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Dehradun, Assam and Madhya Pradesh. The schools with downgraded affiliation a
It fuels concern about how widespread such accounting issues are, just as the new China Securities Regulatory Commission chairman is trying to tighten oversight
He cautioned against falling for schemes enticing investments in trading or stock markets through WhatsApp groups and fake websites
Dan Rotta, 78, who was arrested March 9 at Miami International Airport as he prepared to fly to Barcelona, must remain under house arrest with an electronic monitor, a federal judge in Miami ruled
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) blocked international and local phone numbers associated with cybercrimes and threats, aiming to curb misuse of telecom resources
The ex-cricketer cheated multiple people, including India's star cricketer Rishabh Pant. The police found that he cheated Pant of Rs 1.63 crore in 2020-2021
Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media that he "VERY SUCCESSFULLY & CONCLUSIVELY" testified last month and saw no need to appear again. Trump had been expected to return to the witness stand Monday as the last big defense witness in the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit. The case threatens Trump's real estate empire and cuts to the heart of his image as a successful businessman. Trump announced he was cancelling his testimony in an all-capital letters, multipart statement on his Truth Social platform, writing: "I WILL NOT BE TESTIFYING ON MONDAY." " HAVE ALREADY TESTIFIED TO EVERYTHING & HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY," Trump wrote, adding his oft-repeated claim that James and other Democrats have weaponized the legal system to hinder his chances at retaking the White House. Trump was often defiant and combative when he testified on November 6. Along with ...