Fraud
- India
CBI books DHFL in ‘biggest’ banking fraud of Rs 34,615 crore; 17 banks hit
New Delhi: The CBI has booked Dewan Housing Finance Ltd, its former CMD Kapil Wadhawan, director Dheeraj Wadhawan and others for bank fraud of Rs 34,615 crore, making it the biggest such…
- India
Indian investors lost Rs 1,000 cr to fake crypto exchanges: Report
New Delhi: Fake cryptocurrency exchanges have duped Indian investors of more than $128 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) as the global crypto market tanks, a new report claimed on Tuesday. Cyber-security company…
- India
Lucknow family duped of Rs 16 lakhs via cyber fraud
Lucknow: A Lucknow man and his two sons were duped of Rs 16 lakhs after fraudsters obtained a new SIM card of his mobile number by lodging an e-FIR of a missing SIM…
- Technology
WhatsApp likely to add another verification code to prevent fraud
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a new feature that adds an extra layer of security before logging into a WhatsApp account, for a future update of beta for Android and…
- India
UIDAI withdraws warning about sharing Aadhar, asks for ‘normal prudence’
Hyderabad: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday withdrew a warning that they issued earlier on the same day. The earlier warning advised the general public to not share photocopies…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fraudsters back in business with loan apps
Hyderabad: After a break, they are back again with different names! Instant loan apps which lend small sums of money targeting the low-income group mostly are back in business. Although, following requisition…
- Andhra Pradesh
Bank fraud: ED charge sheets against ex-Andhra Bank chief manager, others
New Delhi: A former chief manager of Andhra Bank, a promoter of an Andhra Pradesh-based company and others have been named in a charge sheet by the ED in a money laundering…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Businessman duped of Rs 25 lakh
Hyderabad: A city-based businessman was on Wednesday duped of Rs 25 lakh by a conman who was posing as a bank official. The victim was identified as V Ravi Kumar, a resident…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Nine held for land document fraud, two absconding
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police alongside the Kushaiguda police busted a gang of 11 fraudsters involved in land fraud by forging sale deed documents, on Tuesday. The market value of the seized fake…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man duped of Rs 42 lakh in matrimony fraud
Hyderabad: A man was on Wednesday duped of Rs 42 lakh by cyber fraudsters on a matrimony website, where a woman promised to marry him. The woman befriended the victim convincing him…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Woman falls prey to crypto fraud, loses Rs 91 lakh
Hyderabad: A woman from Jubilee Hills on Wednesday lost Rs 91 lakh to cyber crooks who hacked her cryptocurrency account and swindled the money. The police said the woman was interested in…
- Hyderabad
Fraudster wanted in 22 cases nabbed in Bihar by Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Friday arrested a man from Bihar for his alleged involvement in 22 cases of fraud across several states. The police said the accused was identified as 37-year-old Rajesh…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man duped of Rs 90,000 by fraudster posing as army officer
Hyderabad: A man was allegedly duped of Rs 90,000 on Friday by fraudsters posing as army officials as the victim attempted to sell furniture on a website. The police said that the…
- Hyderabad
MD of tech firm arrested for cheating people of Rs 75 crore
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police in coordination with the RC Puram police on Thursday arrested a man for an alleged fraud of Rs 75 crore. The accused allegedly collected deposits from about 3,500…
- India
Gujarat private firm chairman held in Rs 762-crore GST fraud
Ahmedabad: The chairman of a Bhavnagar-based firm was arrested on Wednesday by the state Goods and Services Tax (GST) department with the help of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in a case…
