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63-year-old Hyderabad man loses ₹50 lakh after joining WhatsApp group for stock market investment advice

A 63-year-old man from Hyderabad lost ₹50 lakh in a stock trading scam carried out through a WhatsA…

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Thane doctor gets cheated of ₹3.84 crore, was promised high financial returns by 3 men

A doctor from Thane, Maharashtra, lost ₹3.84 crore to a scam promising profits from a municipal con…

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Noida woman invests in stock market via an app, loses over Rs 69 lakh as it turns out to be a scam

A 32-year-old woman from Greater Noida lost over Rs 69 lakh to scammers posing as stock market advi…

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'Jamtara Global': Indian WhatsApp users flooded with spam calls

These spam calls with international numbers, mostly from African and Southeast Asian countries, alo…

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Pune man loses ₹2 crore to fake investment scam – what it is and how to protect yourself

In yet another online scam, a Pune man reportedly lost a huge amount in a new fake investment scam.…

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WhatsApp working on new feature 'admin review' on Android

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature called 'admin review' on Android, which …

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Gen Z is falling prey to internet scams at a faster rate than its millennial and Gen X counterparts

Scammers are abusing social media platforms to reach younger users, who are typically more trusting…

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Investigating the WhatsApp hack — Parliament probe might trump the judiciary

The WhatsApp security breach has caught the attention of India’s IT ministry. A Standing Parliame…

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Telegram is the crypto hackers’ newest playground — and they have automated the process

Cryptocurrency scammers are using bots on Telegram to con investors into giving up their one-time p…

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WhatsApp launches second campaign to fight fake news ahead of India’s elections

As India heads into its 17th Lok Sabha elections, starting 11 April, social media platform WhatsApp…

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A security firm says it has discovered a flaw in WhatsApp that would allow hackers to alter your messages

Attackers could literally "put words in [someone's] mouth," Israeli firm Check Point Research said …

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An App Store Scam Is Making One Developer A Lot Of Money

APP STORE SCAMMER: Industry insiders have noticed the rise of a $0.99 app, "Red Bouncing Ball Spike…

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to hear Go First lessors' plea today

NCLAT on Friday deferred the matter pertaining to Go First lessors' petition seeking a stay on a ba…

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Messages are at the heart of a metals rigging trial against three former JPMorgan traders

Today we have a story from Chicago, where three JPMorgan traders are standing trial over an alleged…

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