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Cyber fraud racket busted: 4 arrested for running fake hotel booking websi
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Based on technical surveillance and local intelligence, a raid was conducted in Village Jhenjhpuri, District Deeg (Rajasthan). This led to the arrest of the three accused persons on October 24, namely, Sharup (26), Ekrar (27), and Sohail (24). All were residents of village Jhenjhpuri.
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Delhi Police bust fake Instagram iPhone selling gang, mastermind arrested
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Aman and his associates used to create fake Instagram pages and present themselves as Apple product resellers. They lured people by offering heavy discounts and gained their trust by showing fake customer chats and photos. Once a customer contacted them, they would send a UPI QR code for
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Cyber Cell Crime branch dismantles inter-state cyber scam syndicate; 12 ar
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The operation was carried out under the supervision of ACP Sh. Anil Sharma comprised teams of Inspector Sandeep Singh, Inspector Ashok Kumar, Inspector Shivram, and Inspector Subash.
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I4C, Amazon jointly launch pan-India awareness campaign against online fra
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), established by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and Amazon India are collaborating to launch #ScamSmartIndia, a nationwide initiative designed to safeguard consumers from the growing threat of online scams and fraud.
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East Timor emerges as new hotspot for scam centre operations, UN warns
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
UNODC has warned that East Timor's Oecusse region is becoming a hotspot for scam centres linked to cybercriminals and triad networks. Operations exploit investment zones, shell companies, and multiple passports, engaging in online scams, gambling fraud, and potential human trafficking, highl
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Delhi Police busts Pan-India mule account racket kingpin
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Police have arrested a key operative alleged to be a nationwide supplier of mule bank accounts used by online scammers to launder stolen money.
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Amdark Limited Launches Comprehensive Investment Fraud Recovery Program to
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16: Amdark Limited, a global leader in financial recovery and digital forensic services, today introduced its expanded Investment Fraud Recovery Program, designed to help victims of online scams--including cryptocurrency, forex, binary options, Ponzi schemes, and phis
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Delhi Police bust international cyber fraud racket involving Nepali and Af
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The case came to light after a 48-year-old woman from Burari filed a complaint on the NCRP portal, alleging that she had been cheated out of Rs 1.10 lakh by an individual posing as a UK-based Facebook friend. The imposter, after establishing contact through Facebook and later WhatsApp, convi
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CBI brings back tech fraud accused Angad Singh Chandhok from US after extr
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation has successfully extradited Angad Singh Chandhok, an Indian national, from the United States.
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Hyderabad Cyber Crime unit busts digital arrest fraud, nabs accused linked
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The accused was involved in over 80 cases across India, including 11 cases in Telangana. The accused was booked under Sections 66C, 66D of the IT Act and Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) of the BNS.
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McAfee® Deepfake Detector Launches in India the World's First Automat
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], January 8: McAfee, a global leader in online protection, today announced the launch of McAfee® Deepfake Detector, the latest addition to the company's suite of AI-powered products, in India. With AI-created videos, or deepfakes, flooding the internet and c
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WhatsApp remains top among social media platforms to be misused by cyber c
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Social media platform WhatsApp followed by Telegram and Instagram remains one of the favourite hunting grounds for online scamsters, as per the latest report from the Union Home Ministry.
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