Fraud
- Technology
Apple prevented over $7 bn in fraudulent transactions on App Store in 4 yrs
New Delhi: Apple prevented over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions on its App Store in the last four years, the company has informed. In the same period, Apple blocked over 14…
- News
Be cautious of FedEx, online parcel scam: Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: Observing a surge in FedEx and online parcel scams targeting citizens across India, the city police has asked the public to be cautious of scam calls. Perpetrators impersonate officials from the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: HYC founder booked for Gaza aid fraud
Hyderabad: Saidabad Police has booked Syed Ayub, the head of a local NGO named Hyderabad Youth Courage (HYC), of cheating and illegal fundraising on social media following a complaint lodged by a…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: 4,710 FIRs filed in 6 months against election fraudulent activities
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Meena on Saturday said that they have filed 4,710 FIRs in the last 6 months across the state against election fraudulent activities. “Between August…
- News
Hyderabad cyber crime police bust international fraud ring, 1 held
Hyderabad: The cyber crime police arrested one on charges of providing several bank accounts operating fraudulent transactions and colluding with cyber fraudsters. Prime accused Shabi and his associate Nishanth conspired with cybercriminals…
- Top Stories
Hyderabad: 2 GHMC officials held over fingerprint cloning fraud
Hyderabad: The city police on Friday, March 1, apprehended two officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) over alleged wage robbery through a fingerprint cloning scam. As many as 35 synthetic…
- Technology
Google pilots new programme to protect Android users from financial fraud
New Delhi: Google has started a new programme, ‘enhanced fraud protection’ with Google Play Protect to help better shield Android users from financial fraud attacks. The company will launch the pilot in…
- India
RBI issues warning against fraud through KYC trick
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank RBI on Friday, February 2, cautioned the general public against frauds in the name of KYC updation as more incidents are being reported of customers being cheated through…
- Crime in Hyderabad
‘Black currency’: 2 foreigners held for duping man of Rs 5L
Hyderabad: The investigators of Malkajgiri and Rachakonda, along with the Special Operation Team, apprehended two foreigners involved in cheating a man of Rs 5 lakh by selling him fake ‘black currency’ notes.…
- India
Dhoni files criminal case on ex-business partners for alleged fraud of Rs 16 cr
Ranchi: Former Team India captain MS Dhoni has filed a criminal case against two of his former business partners, claiming that they duped him of around Rs 16 crore by not honouring…
- India
Indian national convicted on multiple counts for visa fraud in US
New York: A 33-year-old Indian national has been convicted of multiple counts related to visa fraud and conspiracy, following a three-day jury trial in the US state of Pennsylvania. Vinaykumar Patel was…
- Crime
New online threat: How to protect yourself from digital arrest
With the advent of the digital age, cases of digital fraud and cybercrime have also risin rapidly. Meanwhile, “digital arrest” has emerged as a new manifestation of cyber crime, in which fraudsters…
- News
Hyderabad: Woman arrested for alleged fraud against pawnbroker
Hyderabad: The Task Force (South East) and Santosh Nagar police apprehended a woman, from Ramnaspur on Tuesday, accusing her of defrauding a pawnbroker. The police recovered Rs 5.80 lakh in cash from…
- World
Ivanka Trump testifies in New York fraud trial
Washington, DC: Following an extraordinary eight days of witness testimony, which included Donald Trump and three of his adult children in the civil fraud trial brought by the New York attorney general’s…
- Technology
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all 7 counts
New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has been found guilty on all seven counts related to fraud and money laundering. The US Attorney’s office at…
