Page 7 - Online Frauds

ED summons various Bollywood stars in connection with Mahadev betting case

From actor Ranbir Kapoor to comedian Kapil Sharma, many celebrities have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai regarding Mahadev betting app scam case

22-year-old calls it his biggest mistake after losing Rs 67 lakh in crypto

A 22-year-old Google employee, whose aim was to resign at age 35 with Rs 41 crore savings, lost Rs 67 lakh post investing into crypto. He called it his 'biggest financial mistake'

Actor Govinda to be questioned in Rs 1,000 cr online ponzi scam: Report

Authorities at Odisha's economic offences wing (EOW) stated that at present, Govinda is neither a suspect nor an accused

Maharashtra: Software professional loses Rs 17.2 lakh to cyber fraud

A 42-year-old software professional from Maharashtra's Thane district lost Rs 17.2 lakh after he was scammed by two persons who promised him easy money through a part-time job, an official said on Thursday. A man and a woman got in touch with the complainant, who is employed with a top Indian IT firm, on August 3 and offered him a part-time job related to hotel bookings, the official said. The duo sent him a link through the Telegram app to carry out the job, the police said. The techie was first told to make some payment towards registration. The duo then smooth-talked him to pay more on some pretext or the other promising him easy money. After extracting Rs 17.28 lakh from the IT professional over the next few days, the duo became evasive when he asked them about the money promised to him, the official said. Based on a complaint from the techie, the Ambernath police on Tuesday registered a case under the IT Act. The police gave the names of the accused as Rahul Sharma and Sneha.

IRCTC sounds alarm about fake mobile app campaign to trick customers

IRCTC, the catering and tourism arm of the railways, has warned its customers about the circulation of a malicious mobile app campaign prompting them to open IRCTC Rail Connect to trick them. Stating that it is a fake application, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has asked people not to fall prey to it. "It has been reported that a malicious and fake mobile app campaign is in circulation where some fraudsters are sending phishing links at a mass level and insisting users to download fake IRCTC Rail Connect' mobile app to trick common citizens into fraudulent activities," the advisory said. It has also attached a snapshot of the fake mobile app in circulation. IRCTC has also advised customers to use its official Rail Connect Mobile apps from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

As scammers target movie buffs, Barbie fans asked not to download film

Software security firm McAfee claims to have documented 100 new instances of malware with Barbie-related filenames in the last three weeks alone

Kolkata police issues warning about WhatsApp hacking, says not to share OTP

Kolkata police issued a warning against fraudsters, who are hacking users' Facebook profiles and connecting with the people in their friend lists through Messenger and asking for money

Maharashtra man wins Rs 5 crore, then loses Rs 58 crore in online gambling

A Maharashtra businessman lost Rs 58 crore in an online fraud. Police filed the complaint and started an investigation and seized Rs 14 crore cash along with four kg of gold biscuits from the accused

RBI to banks: Report all digital frauds not just those above Rs 1 lakh

The rising volumes of UPI transactions and related frauds have emerged as a major challenge for the banks

Odisha EOW detects 'rarest' QR code scam of Rs 14 cr, hints at Chinese link

The complainant had alleged that they had entered into Technology integration agreements with the Directors of Noida-based Company Payone Digital Services Pvt Ltd during April-May 2023

Kerala woman duped of Rs 7.74 lakh via Telegram for work-from-home job

Falling into the trap, the victim believed the scamster was a representative from a genuine organisation with an actual job offer

Work-from-home scams rising in India; here's all you must know about them

Work-from-home scams have become increasingly common in India, with people falling prey to fraudulent schemes that promise easy money

53-year-old Mumbai man sells flat for Rs 1.3 cr, loses all to cyber fraud

The police found money was transferred to eight bank accounts in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh

Online banking frauds see huge rise in Delhi post Covid-19 lockdown

The Delhi Police received 5,294 complaints related to debit-credit card and SIM swap frauds in 2022 against 2,483 in 2021

Pan-India online cheating gang busted, dubious loan app scam exposed

With arrest of six persons, the Police has busted a gang of online cheats who had duped over 1,900 people on pretext of loans through app 'Cash Advance', a senior official said on Monday

Card and internet fraud cases up 257% since Covid-19 pandemic began

There was a 289% jump in the amount defrauded through these modes, while the amount swindled through cash frauds increased 182%

Gurugram techie loses Rs 42 lakh in 'like YouTube videos' WhatsApp scam

The cybercrime division filed an FIR against the unknown fraudsters under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology (IT) Act

57% of all fraud incidents in India are 'platform' frauds: PwC India

Over 26 per cent of Indian organisations have lost over $1 million till now due to platform fraud, according to a report released by PwC India

Here's how banks are coping with surge in cyber attacks, phishing, fraud

An RBI report on financial stability highlighted that the overall number of online banking frauds and card frauds increased from 1,532 in H1FY22 to 2,321 in H1FY23

39% Indian families claim to be victim of online financial fraud: Report

Around 39 per cent of families in a survey claimed to have experienced financial fraud in the last three years and only 24 per cent of them got their funds back, LocalCircles said in a report on Tuesday. The largest group of 23 per cent respondents in the survey indicated to have experienced credit or debit card fraud while 13 per cent indicated fraud by buying, selling and classified site users. As per the survey, 13 per cent were defrauded by websites taking money for products that were not delivered, 10 per cent indicated ATM card fraud, another 10 per cent indicated bank account fraud and 16 per cent mentioned other frauds. "The data shows 30 per cent of those surveyed had one member in the family who had been a victim of financial fraud while 9 per cent indicated that multiple members in their family have been subject to financial fraud in the last three years. Of the remaining 57 per cent were thankful they or their family members had escaped such an experience and 4 per cent