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Man extorts gold, cash from Bengaluru woman, leaks nudes, arrested: Report
A Bengaluru woman was blackmailed by a man she met on Instagram, who used her private photos to extort valuables and shared them with her family.
Published on Nov 08, 2024 01:15 PM IST
53-year-old Colaba resident loses ₹1.53 cr to cyber frauds
The South Cyber police have registered a case against unknown persons after a 53-year-old Colaba resident lost ₹1.53 crore in one and a half months to online frauds, who lured him to invest in the name of share market. The complainant invested between May 1 and June 18
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Manish Kumar Pathak
Online scam: NBFC loan settlement costs man ₹70,000 after being duped
A man lost ₹70,000 in an online scam while he was settling a loan taken from an NBFC.
Updated on Apr 10, 2024 12:03 AM IST
Online fraud: Teen loses Rs. 2 lakh in shocking cybercrime; avoid scams this way
A shocking online fraud ended up costing a teenager his life after he lost Rs. 2 lakh. The cybercrime is now being investigated by the police.
Published on Apr 08, 2024 08:45 PM IST
In horrific online scam, Rs. 514 bill led this man into a Rs. 16 lakh fraud case
A Rs. 514 gas bill cost this man plenty in this online scam in Pune. It led to a Rs. 16 lakh bank loan fraud case.
Updated on Apr 08, 2024 05:24 PM IST
ICICI Bank account holder? Alert! Here is an online fraud warning for you
If you are an ICICI Bank account holder, then you should be careful about what you do on your phone. The bank has raised a strong warning about online fraud.
Updated on Apr 03, 2024 05:50 PM IST
Haryana: Timely reporting key to combat cybercrimes, says ADGP
The police officer said that in most cases, victims take an average of 14 hours to report cybercrimes and sometimes up to 38 hours, weakening the chances of recovery as fraudsters quickly transfer the defrauded amount to fake bank accounts
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 05:10 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh Police turn to Ramlila for cyber crime awareness
In a first, cyber volunteers, along with cyber cops, paid surprise visits at Ramlila venues in Sectors 17, 46, 27, 29 and Ram Darbar to alert people in Chandigarh
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 07:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Explainer: The Mahadev App online betting scam in Chhattisgarh
Till now 72 cases have been registered by the Chhattisgarh police and 449 suspects have been arrested from Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Mumbai and other parts.
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 06:25 PM IST
Man who withdrew cash for online fraudster held in Faridabad
Faridabad police arrest man involved in online frauds and thefts, who acted as a conduit for a fraud mastermind. Motorbike, cash, and ATM cards seized. Raid planned on mastermind's house. Case registered against both under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act.
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 11:05 PM IST
Gangster’s son cheated in job con
A 23-year-old son of a deceased gangster, was cheated of 6 lakh by online frauds who promised him a work-from-home job, according to Mumbai police.
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi, Mumbai
From November to March, 373 arrested for snatchings in Ludhiana, says police
Commissioner of police Mandeep Singh Sidhu said that the police are serious over increasing cases of online frauds also; the police have recently strengthened the cyber crime wing with manpower and equipment
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 11:12 PM IST
Tarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana
Bankman-Fried's FTX, parents bought Bahamas property worth $121 mn: Report
The most expensive purchase was a $30 million penthouse at the Albany, a resort where Tiger Woods hosts a golf tournament every year. FTX Property Holdings Ltd, an FTX unit, bought 15 properties worth nearly $100 million in 2021 and 2022.
Published on Nov 22, 2022 11:47 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Mumbai woman duped of ₹2.4 lakh while ordering sweets online
Pooja Shah ordered sweets on a food delivery app on Sunday and tried to pay ₹1,000 online but the transaction failed. Then she tried to order through a phone number available online when the incident happened.
Published on Oct 26, 2022 06:09 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Bizman loses ₹8.33 crore in daughter’s US job offer with Green Card
The accused convinced the man that his daughter would get a permanent work permit after receiving permanent resident status in the US.
Updated on Sep 16, 2022 10:02 PM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav, Mumbai
ED freezes ₹47 crore, including 3 Bengaluru cos, in Chinese loan app case
The Enforcement Directorate, in its probe against app-based token, HPZ, raided several locations across the country, landing ₹46.67 crores of cheat money.
Published on Sep 16, 2022 04:55 PM IST
Yamini C S | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
MP man arrested after UP Cyber Police busts ₹15 cr ‘currency trading’ scam
Around 500 such accounts were opened and people duped to the tune of ₹15 crore by a gang, whose key member has been arrested from Dewas in Madhya Pradesh, police said.
Published on Sep 06, 2022 06:56 PM IST
PTI |
Nigerian couple nabbed in connection with duping Odisha man of ₹30 lakh
AK Panigrahi, the Additional SP of Balasore told news agency ANI that police were searching for the duo, right since Samson- another Nigerian citizen was arrested on August 11 in the same case.
Published on Aug 28, 2022 04:36 PM IST
ANI |
How to protect yourself from malicious texts plotting to dupe you?
Even though governments are creating awareness and the digital payment systems have created multi-layered secured infrastructure, hackers are able to use innovative ways to lure people in their malevolent acts to infringe on their private information.
Published on Aug 26, 2022 11:32 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Indore bizman duped of ₹2L by electricity scammers; cyber cell recovers money
The amount was recovered and returned to the complainant after a prompt action of the cyber cell.
Updated on Aug 07, 2022 12:20 AM IST
Written by Yagya Sharma | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
In India, kids exposed to online risks more than any country: Report
Researchers also found the US has the highest cyberbullying rate (28 per cent) and high exposure to online risks, while India had the highest exposure to online risks out of any country.
Updated on May 13, 2022 07:58 PM IST
Written by Shivani Kumar | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
UP: BEWARE! Fraud group targeting electricity consumers via fake messages
The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited has directed the power supply companies to send a message to the consumers informing them as to who should they trust for official communication related to their power connection.
Published on May 09, 2022 08:51 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
Don't want to fall prey to any pet scam? Here's how to identify fraud, be aware
Pet scams have been going on for some years now where scammers try to get money from people who are looking to adopt a pet or establish connections with pet parents online via fake websites or by using names of other pet brands. Here's how to prevent a pet fraud
Updated on Apr 17, 2022 09:13 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, Delhi
Two nabbed from Jharkhand for cheating people online
Abhishek Kumar (22) and his accomplice Raju Ansari (22) were arrested from Dumka in Jharkhand, they said.
Published on Feb 17, 2022 05:37 PM IST
PTI |
USD 94 million assets frozen of Taiwanese pair for alleged pyramid scheme
Chinese authorities investigating Shanghai Dowell Trading Co have frozen their assets on grounds of plausible profits from an online pyramid scheme.
Published on Dec 31, 2021 03:36 PM IST
ANI | , China
Online payment rules set to change from Jan 1. All you need to know
The Reserve Bank of India had announced about the changes in online payment rules in 2020. It September this year, it gave online merchants time till the year end to start implementing tokenisation. Accordingly, the banks have been informing their customers.
Published on Dec 23, 2021 07:01 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
12 who conned online fraud victims held in Delhi
KPS Malhotra, deputy commissioner of police(cyber cell), said that the gang conned over 3,000 victims of online fraud.
Updated on Oct 30, 2021 06:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
14 held, online racket busted by Delhi Police in Jharkhand's Jamtara
As per the Delhi police, the 14 arrested accused include prime suspects Ghulam Ansari and Altaf.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 03:09 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi Police to freeze 95 bank accounts of Covid frauds
Police said they have coordinated with banks to freeze accounts so that the duped money is not withdrawn or spent
Published on May 05, 2021 04:50 AM IST
Shiv Sunny, New Delhi
Beware of QR code scams: SBI explains how to avoid online transaction fraud
QR code fraud has become increasingly common in recent days with the rise in online transactions, as more and more people stay back at home and conduct financial transactions through internet-based mediums, in view of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
Published on Apr 28, 2021 02:31 PM IST