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After Salman, Shah Rukh Khan receives death threat with Rs 50L demand: Here’s what we know

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan received a death threat demanding ₹50 lakh, prompting a police invest…

Bradley Saacks   


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Telegram comes under the scanner in India for extortion and gambling – will it be banned in India?

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and the chief executive officer of popular messaging platform Telegram …

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Two police personnel posing as Income Tax officers held for bid to extort Delhi businessman

Two police personnel, allegedly impersonating income tax officials, were arrested by the Delhi Poli…

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911 call logs for Tesla's HQ reveal reports of 'terroristic' threats and attempted extortion

Tesla headquarters' 911 call logs reveal threats made against ex-CFO Zachary Kirkhorn and other emp…

Natalie Musumeci,Grace Kay   


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'You hate Donald Trump!' Stormy Daniels accused of vendetta, extortion in scorching cross-examination

During a fiery cross-examination in the hush-money trial, Stormy Daniels fought back against accusa…

Laura Italiano,Jacob Shamsian   


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DJ Paul Oakenfold denies masturbating in front of ex-staffer, calls her lawsuit an extortion attempt and threatens to countersue

DJ Paul Oakenfold called his former staffer's lawsuit for harassment and retaliation an attempt to …

Jennifer Cunningham   


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Ex-cop who exposed his genitals on social media, in uniform, is being sued for using police data to stalk and extort a woman for nudes

The lawsuit alleges that ex-cop Bryan Wilson used his position to engage in "sexual deviance" and t…

Michelle Mark   


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Grieving women warn of TikTok scam involving sending loved ones' ashes to a fake artist who uses the remains for extortion

Three women from different states are looking for answers after a scammer allegedly used the remain…

Jordan Hart   


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New York couple part of a plot to trick a man into embezzling $4m to 'save' woman from make-believe mob enforcer

A Maryland man believed he was saving a woman from a New York mobster, but the cash was spent on Ro…

Joshua Zitser   


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One in two Indians face extortion and data misuse thanks to instant loan apps

More than one in two Indian consumers who use instant loan apps are facing very high interest charg…

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Scammers are posting negative one-star reviews of restaurants on Google in extortion ploy for digital gift cards

Several restaurants in cities including San Francisco, New York, and Chicago have been hit by the s…

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Robinhood drops after trading platform discloses a data breach of 7 million customers and an extortion attempt by hackers

A hacker manipulated a customer support employee by phone and gained access to certain systems, the…

Carla Mozée   


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Here is how Indian YouTubers are becoming victims to extortion

Over the last month, several Indian YouTubers have received a series of fake copyright strikes agai…

Rebecca Cohen   


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Trump used 'almost mob-style extortion' to try to convince AT&T to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch, new book claims

AT&T's CEO left a meeting at Trump Tower in 2016 with the feeling that Donald Trump posed a threat …

Joshua Zitser   


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Sarah Lawrence College sex cult leader convicted on all charges at his trafficking and extortion trial

Lawrence "Larry" Ray was convicted on 15 counts of sex trafficking, extortion, and racketeering con…

Jake Epstein,Jacob Shamsian   


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Matt Gaetz's claim that the DOJ's sex-trafficking probe into him is part of an extortion scheme doesn't add up

Gaetz said someone contacted his father on March 16 to try to extort the family - but the DOJ's sex…

Sonam Sheth