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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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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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Top 5 personal finance scams in India and how to stay safe from them
Don’t make any payments just because a stranger told you to. Verify the situation and the person’s …
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Noida woman tries getting her sim card converted into e-sim, ends up losing Rs 27 lakh
A 44-year-old woman from Noida fell victim to an eSIM scam, losing ₹27 lakh and becoming the target…
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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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WhatsApp is cracking down on international scam calls after India’s IT ministry takes notice
Popular messaging app WhatsApp is cracking the whip on international scam calls after Minister of S…
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Winning lotteries on WA? It could be one of the many scams going around
With its widespread usage and seamless communication capabilities, WhatsApp has seamlessly integrat…
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AI-savvy scammer uses deepfake video to steal ₹40,000 via WhatsApp
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become mainstream since the launch of ChatGPT, with awareness abou…
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How to silence calls from unknown numbers on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is one of India's most popular messaging apps and has over 500 million users. In addition …
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USSD-based call forwarding to be suspended soon to curb fraud
Online fraud has been on the rise in the country, with several instances of fraud resulting from ca…
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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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Coldplay India 2025 concert: BookMyShow might cancel tickets sold through unauthorised channels, files FIR
BookMyShow lodged a formal FIR against unknown scalpers for black marketing tickets for Coldplay's …
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WhatsApp launches 'Safety in India' resource hub to help you stay safe online
The launch of the resource hub comes after WhatsApp's week-long campaign, #TakeCharge to promote…
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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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Caution! WhatsApp job scams leave Indians stranded in Middle East
In the backdrop of rising unemployment in India, the desperation for jobs has led to many scams and…