Fraud
- Business
From WhatsApp to Telegram, how fraudsters are still conning Indian users
New Delhi: Not just international spam calls, scamsters have devised several ways to con WhatsApp users in India, especially the popular ‘like YouTube videos’ scam, where they lure them via WhatsApp and…
- India
Techie involved in Income Tax refund fraud arrested
Bengaluru: A techie who allegedly siphoned off huge amounts of money related to income tax refunds from the I-T Department into bank accounts “impersonating” those of original assessees has been arrested, police…
- Business
57% of all fraud incidents in India now ‘platform’ frauds: Report
New Delhi: About 57 per cent of all fraud incidents in India are now ‘platform’ fraud, a novel form of economic crime that involves fraudulent activities associated with social media, e-commerce, enterprise…
- Crime
Hyderabad: Four sentenced to 5 years in jail in fake docs case
Hyderabad: The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad on Tuesday sentenced four persons to undergo five year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 75,000 on them for cheating Punjab National Bank…
- Technology
Former Indian-origin employee sent to jail for stealing USD 17 million from Apple
San Francisco: Dhirendra Prasad, a former Apple employee who was charged with defrauding tech giant Apple and related tax crimes, has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay…
- News
Shah Rukh Khan, Byju’s staffer ordered to pay compensation, return fees
Indore: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Indore in Madhya Pradesh has issued an order against a staffer of ed-tech firm Byju’s and film superstar Shah Rukh Khan for alleged “fraudulent…
- Technology
AI tech like ChatGPT can be used to aturbocharge fraud: FTC’s Lina Khan
San Francisco: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan has warned that modern AI technologies like ChatGPT can be used to “turbocharge” fraud. In a Congressional hearing to protect consumers…
- India
Nigerian national held for duping Gurugram woman of Rs 2 lakh in customs fraud
Gurugram: A Nigerian national was arrested for duping a Gurugram woman of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of custom clearance after they met on a matrimonial site, police said on Monday.…
- India
SC: ‘Consumer courts can’t decide cases involving tortious acts’
New Delhi:The Supreme Court has said that consumer courts cannot decide complaints involving highly disputed questions of facts or the cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating. A bench…
- Kashmir
Srinagar court rejects fake PMO official’s bail application
Srinagar; A court here on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Kiran Bhai Patel who had posed as a senior official of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) prior to his arrest by…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fake KFC franchise gang lure people of Rs 94L, busted
Hyderabad: A Fake franchise gang that lured people of Rs 94,95,538 by creating fake KFC websites was busted by the Cyber Crime Police, Cyberabad. Police nabbed Rakesh Kumar, Yogender Kumar, Mohammad Khalid,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: LIC cautions public against fraudsters
Hyderabad: The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has cautioned its customers against cyber fraud after several incidents of fraud where several citizens in Hyderabad have received calls from fraudsters who are…
- Crime
100 investment fraud cases in the last 2 months in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cases of investment fraud through telegram and other similar applications are increasing in the city every day. In the three commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda, this year till February end…
- World
Indian-American jailed for wire fraud targeting elderly
New York: An Indian-American has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud targeting the elderly, the US Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia announced.…
- World
Indian-American doctor admits healthcare fraud conspiracy
New York: An Indian-American doctor has admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefit programmes and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions. Saurabh Patel, 51, who owns…
