Software engineer loses ₹12 lakh to fake priests

2 days, 22 hours ago

Woman loses ₹16.42 lakh to online fraud

A 38-year-old woman from Kodailbail has registered a complaint of being cheated of ₹16.42 lakh after being offered ‘work from home’ tasks online. In the complaint to Barke Police on Tuesday, March 25, the woman said he saw an Later she was asked to pay ₹800 on March 3 for another set of tasks and she got ₹1,040 in return …

Lakh Tasks

Chandigarh: 73-year-old man falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹10 lakh

Hindustan Times

A 73-year-old resident of Sector 49, Chandigarh, was duped of ₹10 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and law enforcement, threatening him with arrest in a fake money laundering case. The fraudsters coerced Vibhash Chandra Burman, the victim into transferring his savings to an “SSA account” to prove his innocence after …

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Private hospital employee loses ₹2.8 lakh to online fraud

The Hindu

An electrician of a private hospital in Manipal lost ₹2.8 lakh to fraudsters, who made him transfer money to receive a gift from abroad. In the compliant to Udupi Town Police, the victim said he got message from an unknown person on instagram from the account ‘reta_wat’ in December 2024 and he started to interact with the person. The caller …

Victim Ita

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Software engineer duped of ₹29.97 lakh in job fraud

Hindustan Times

A woman software engineer was allegedly duped of ₹29.97 lakh by cyber fraudsters who promised her a well-paying job in a foreign country. As per the complaint filed by the victim, on Tuesday a case has been filed against accused Harsh Mishra, Shivansh Patariya, Avinash Mishra, and one more unknown individual under BNS sections 316 318 3 and sections 66 …

Job Victim Accused Harsh Mishra

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Chandigarh: Man duped of over 6k dollars in crypto fraud

Hindustan Times

A local businessman from Chandigarh has fallen victim to a cryptocurrency scam, losing 6,107 USDT to an alleged online fraud network. He later added another 5,001 USDT on January 22, 2024, transferring a total of 6,107 USDT from his account to a so-called customer care number linked to the scam network. The person behind the account engaged in frequent chats …

Chandigarh Kumar His Account Usdt His Money Crypto Fraud

1 month ago

'Changai sabha', 'faith healing' and 'Bolne Lagi' memes: Understanding why Christian missionaries are being mocked over an ailing Pope

Op India

Pope Francis has been facing severe health challenges in recent weeks. आदिवासियों और अशिक्षितों को ‘हालेलुइया’ का झांसा देकर करिश्मा दिखाने वाले भारत के ईसाई धर्मगुरुओं को चाहिए कि एक साथ जाकर वाटिकन सिटि में जीवन-मरण के बीच जूझ रहे पोप के सिर पर हाथ फेर कर उन्हें ठीक कर दें। वैसे भी पोप लंबे समय से wheel chair पर …

India Christianity Pope Francis Indian Healing Christian Punjab

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Youth loses over Rs 12 lakh in part time job fraud

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Inviting people to rate and review in the name of giving tasks and assignments are often resulting in financial frauds. The victim is duped in the name of part time jobs and given some amount so that they fall into the trap. In a case registered with Rachakonda Cybercrime, a victim from Keesara was added to a WhatsApp group …

App Rachakonda

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kerala State Audit Department flags anomalies in devaswom accounts

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Citing repeated instances of improper accounting of receipts and expenditures by temple staff, the Kerala State Audit Department has flagged serious audit failures in the Guruvayur Devaswom accounts. Rajeev R, Senior Deputy Director of the Kerala State Audit Department, Guruvayur Devaswom Audit, filed the affidavit in response to a petition filed by Dr P S Mahendra Kumar of Neyyattinkara …

Bank Audit State Temple Devaswom Kerala State Audit Department

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man duped of ₹41 lakh twice in 2 months by cyber frauds

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: A 55-year-old man was duped of ₹41.67 lakh by cyber criminals who entrapped him twice in investment fraud within two months, police said on Tuesday. The man transacted ₹ 15.49 lakh in four different bank accounts in Odisha and Maharashtra through first App. While impersonating investment officials of two different firms, the suspects approached the victim, a retired army …

Suspects Man Fir Officer Lakh Different Bank

2 months, 1 week ago

Hyderabad: Retired Govt Official and Private Employee Fall Prey to Investment Fraud

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda cybercrime police are investigating two separate cases where a retired assistant director of school education and a private employee lost Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 17.4 lakh, respectively, to investment frauds. In the first case, a 61-year-old retired assistant director from the Uppal area reported unauthorised stock market transactions. In the second case, a private employee fell …

2 months, 1 week ago

Indian software engineer recalls ‘dangerous’ job interview: ‘Had bouncers, asked me to pay ₹3,000’

Hindustan Times

While most job interviews can be nerve-wracking, a software engineer recalled one such “pretty scary” interview he had as a fresh graduate. The software engineer said that the 'dangerous' job interview in Delhi traumatised him. I got a call from a consultancy claiming they were hiring for top companies through a third-party agency and would help place me," he said, …

Job Interview Scam Engineer

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi man loses Rs 9 lakh after getting call from fake electricity department officials

India Today

Cyber scams are rampant in India. The latest victim of such a scam is a man from West Delhi, who reportedly fell victim to a sophisticated scam, losing Rs 9 lakh to fraudsters posing as electricity department officials. Over the next few days, between December 29 and December 31, the fraudsters reportedly exploited this remote access to conduct multiple unauthorized …

Victim Payment Scammers Rs 9 Lakh

Delhi Elections: Kejriwal Announces Rs 18K For Priests After Welfare Schemes For Dalit, Women & Elderly

ABP News

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that the party will give Rs 18000 per month to priests if it comes to power in the national capital. #WATCH | Delhi: AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal says "Today I am making an important announcement regarding a scheme. Under this, there is a provision to give an honorarium to the priests of …

Welfare Schemes Delhi Bjp Priests Pujari Granthi Month Kejriwal

3 months ago

'New scheme to cheat': BJP on Arvind Kejriwal's Rs 18,000 allowance for priests

India Today

The Delhi unit of the BJP on Monday launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal after the latter announced the launch of 'Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana' — a scheme that promises a monthly allowance of Rs 18,000 to Hindu temple priests and granthis of gurdwaras if his party is re-elected to power in the capital city. …

Delhi Hindu Bjp Scheme Kejriwal Yojana Temple Priests

3 months ago

Kejriwal promises 'Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana'; priests to get Rs 18,000 allowance if voted to power

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a monthly honorarium of Rs 18,000 for temple and gurudwara priests if his party comes back to power. Delhi will go to polls in February next year Announcing the party’s ‘Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana’, the AAP chief said that he would launch the scheme at Hanuman Temple in Connaught …

Kejriwal Priests

3 months ago

Ludhiana: Doctor duped of ₹22k by cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times

A doctor fell prey to cyber fraudsters, losing ₹22,699. The cyber crime police station, Ludhiana rural, have registered an FIR against unidentified accused and initiated an investigation. Complainant Navraj Singh of Salempur village in Jagraon said he runs his clinic. The complainant added that the caller asked him to make a transaction of a small amount to their account and …

Account Upi Caller

3 months ago

Engineer duped of ₹10 lakh with the promise of a job abroad

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A 46-year-old electrical engineer who was looking for a job abroad was duped of nearly ₹10 lakh in a cyberfraud where he was offered a false job in Singapore. An FIR was registered on Saturday Engineer duped of ₹ 10 lakh with the promise of a job abroad According to the police, the victim, S Poduri, works as an …

Job Fir Visa Poduri

3 months ago

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore to 'digital arrest' scam

Deccan Chronicle

Bengaluru: A 39-year-old software engineer became a victim of a "digital arrest" scam and lost Rs 11.8 crore when fraudsters impersonating police officials claimed that his Aadhaar card was being misused to open bank accounts for money laundering, police said on Monday. Later, he got a call from a person claiming to be a police officer alleging that his Aadhaar …

Fir Alleged Bank Accounts

3 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru Software engineer loses Rs 11.8 crore to 'digital arrest' scam

India TV News

Digital arrest scam: A 39-year-old software engineer fell victim to a digital arrest scam, losing Rs 11.8 crore police said on Monday. Then, he also got a call from a person asking him to download the Skype app following which a man, allegedly dressed in Mumbai police uniform video-called him and claimed that a businessman had opened a bank account …

Victim Software Digital Arrest Fir Bank Accounts Engineer Software Engineer

3 months, 1 week ago

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore in digital arrest scam

India Today

A 39-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru lost Rs 11.8 crore in a "digital arrest" scam, after fraudsters impersonating police officers falsely accused him of being involved in money laundering. The caller alleged that his SIM card, linked to his Aadhaar card, had been used for illegal Soon after, the victim received another call from someone pretending to be a police …

Victim Digital Arrest

3 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru professor loses ₹5L to fraudster in Tirupati Balaji temple pooja scam: Report

Hindustan Times

A 59-year-old professor from Bengaluru’s Seshadripuram fell prey to an elaborate social media scam, losing ₹5.2 lakh to fraudsters who falsely promised to conduct a special puja in his and his family's name at the Sri Balaji Temple in Tirupati, reported The Times of India. The fraudster promised to conduct a special puja in his and his family's name at …

Temple Tirupati Fraudster Bengaluru Professor

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Sector-24 resident duped of ₹40,000 in job fraud

Hindustan Times

A resident of Sector 24 was duped of ₹40,000 in a scam involving fake promises of employment at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. The complaint was filed online on the ICMS portal before July, and a case was registered on Tuesday under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code at the Sector 17 police station in …

Job Chandigarh Rohit

4 months ago

Ex-ship captain loses ₹11 crore in cyber fraud; 1 held

The Hindu

A 75-year-old retired ship captain here has lost a staggering ₹11.16 crore over four months in a cyber fraud scheme falsely promising lucrative returns on stock market investments, police said. A history-sheeter, Kaif Ibrahim Mansuri, has been arrested and police have found 33 debit cards and 12 cheque books of different banks in his possession in connection with the cyber …

Victim Cyber Fraud Mansuri

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Three cyber thugs held for duping retd govt teacher of ₹46,000

Hindustan Times

The cyber fraudsters duped a retired teacher of ₹46,000 while making him believe that his son had met with an accident and the money was needed for his treatment. Before I could understand anything, the accused demanded money for the treatment of the injury and said that it would cost ₹50 thousand,” the victim said. Taking action on the complaint …

Accused Retd Govt

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Law graduate caught stealing ₹3.5 lakh from temples with clever QR code trick

Hindustan Times

A law graduate in China was arrested for stealing donation money from Buddhist temples. As per reports, he switched the QR code present at the temple with his personal one, so any time a visitor would give money, it would end up going in his bank account. The individual, whose identity remained undisclosed, admitted to the police that he had …

Temple

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala bishop duped of ₹15 lakh by cyber fraudsters, case filed

Hindustan Times

The Keezhvaipur police in Kerala has booked an FIR based on the complaint of a Christian bishop that he was cheated of ₹15 lakh by cyber frauds who claimed that his bank account was linked to a money laundering case related to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal. The bishop was told by the fraudsters that his account in a mumbai …

Mumbai Money Bank Cbi Told Account Naresh Goyal

8 months ago

Ex-employee booked for duping Thomas Cook of ₹94 lakh

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A 39-year-old former assistant manager of the global tours and travel company, Thomas Cook India Ltd., was booked by the MIDC police for allegedly cheating the company to the tune of ₹94 lakh by using its name on 35 invoices to book 250 plane tickets. A MIDC police officer said, “The company appoints an implant and, accordingly, Rao was …

Company Fir Rao Midc Thomas Cook

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cook loses ₹1 lakh to cyberfraud in Bengaluru

The Hindu

A 35-year-old cook on Wednesday filed a complaint with the central division cybercrime police against an unknown person who allegedly offered to pay him ₹8 lakh in exchange for ₹5 denomination currency notes and made away with ₹1 lakh. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against the accused charging him under Section 318 of BNS and also …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad man loses ₹12 lakh after falling for FedEx scam, case booked with cyber police

Hindustan Times

A 23-year-old man fell for a parcel scam and ended up losing ₹12 lakh. As per the officials, the victim received a call from a person claiming to be from FedEx and was told that his Aadhaar number was being misused, as per reports. The bill revealed that the person had ordered 18 Jaggerbombs, two Red Bulls, French fries, salted …

Scam Man Fedex

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tata Hospital doctor duped of ₹8.13 lakh by fraudsters

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A 40-year-old doctor from Tata Hospital, Parel, was cheated of ₹8.13 lakh by fraudsters posing as Customs and Reserve Bank of India officials. On May 11, the woman informed the doctor that she was sending him a gift containing approximately 2,825 US dollars, which would arrive on May 13. Following this, the doctor received an email from an address …

Doctor Rbi

9 months ago

Wave of financial fraud cases hits Chandigarh

Hindustan Times

The city has recorded a spate of financial fraud cases recently, with multiple FIRs being filed across various police stations. Ravi Kumar from Maloya Colony complained that Ashish, Vivek, Vikram and Sumit Chauhan took money from him by falsely promising him a job as a peon in the Chandigarh municipal corporation. Praween Kumar, chief manager at Indian Bank, Sector 17-B, …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Miscreants barge into church in Odisha, thrash priests, loot Rs 3 lakh

New Indian Express

ROURKELA: More than a dozen of masked miscreants barged into a church, assaulted two priests and looted about Rs 3 lakh at Jharabahal village under Brahmani Tarang police limits in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The miscreants armed with sharp weapons, sticks and iron rods entered the church and severely assaulted Narial Bilung and Albis Xalxo. After collecting …

Rs 3 Lakh

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Software engg duped of ₹91.60 lakh in investment fraud

Hindustan Times

A 46-year-old software engineer employed at a multinational corporation fell victim to a scheme orchestrated by four cybercriminals, resulting in a loss of ₹91.6 lakh in a share market scam. Police said, in March the victim was approached by the agent of a private company, offering lucrative investment schemes. The engineer followed the instructions provided by the accused and proceeded …

Invest Engg Duped

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Powai priest duped of ₹2 lakh as fraud posed as telecom official

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: A case has been registered against unknown persons after a 74-year-old priest from Powai was allegedly duped of ₹2 lakh by frauds who posed as officials from the Telecommunication Department threatening to implicate him in a criminal case. A case has been registered against unknown persons after a 74-year-old priest from Powai was allegedly duped of ₹ 2 lakh …

Fraud Priest Caller Powai

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Nationwide manhunt for a fake priest who stole faith as well as cash ends in Moreno Valley

LA Times

A notorious fake priest who left a trail of doubt and disbelief among the faithful he’s accused of swindling from coast to coast will soon face judgment in Riverside County, sheriff’s officials say. “It’s very sad that someone is going to come to any house of worship and just violate everybody.” But, Raydar confessed, the alleged fake priest had done …

Church Priest Catholic Raydar Fake Father Rostas

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai: Senior citizen cheated of Rs 3 lakh by aping voice call on WhatsApp

India TV News

A 63-year-old Mumbai resident was cheated of Rs 3 lakh by an unidentified cyber fraudster, the police said on Wednesday. According to the complainant, the elderly man received a voice call on WhatsApp from an unidentified number, and the caller identified himself as Vikas Gupta, a friend of his son who lives in Canada. As the victim knew Vikas Gupta …

Mumbai Gupta

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Online fraud: Teen loses Rs. 2 lakh in shocking cybercrime; know 5 ways on how to avoid scams

Hindustan Times

A shocking cybercrime has allegedly cost a teenager his life after he unwittingly lost money belonging to his father while playing with his mother’s phone, bringing to light yet another shocking cybercrime that instantly turned from being innocuous to a tragedy. 2 lakh during an online fraud last Wednesday. These are tricks used by cybercriminals to make people reveal their …

Fraud Online Fraud Phone Teen Shocking Cybercrime

1 year ago

Mumbai doctor duped of ₹7.33 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop

Hindustan Times

A case under sections 419, 420 and 465 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act was registered against the unidentified accused last week, the official said. The accused, posing as a police official, also initiated a video call with the complainant, during which she noticed the Mumbai police logo, the official said. During the …

Mumbai Official Doctor Her Name

1 year ago

Man cons neighbour, takes ₹15 lakh for MCG job

Hindustan Times

A 31-year-old man in Gurugram paid his neighbour ₹15 lakh in 2021 to secure a job in the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram. The case dates to February 2021, when Ashvani Yadav told Ravinder Kumar that his relative Poonam, who was an MCG official, could get him a field job, said investigators. The case dates to February 2021, when Yadav told …

Job Bank Yadav Gurugram Month Fir Account

1 year, 1 month ago

Estranged from husband, woman loses ₹3 lakh while seeking divine intervention

The Hindu

The South Division Cyber Crime Police have registered an FIR against a conman, who posing as a priest, cheated a homemaker of ₹3.05 lakh promising to perform rituals to reunite her with her estranged husband. While searching online for a priest to perform special puja to get back her husband, she stumbled upon a number and contacted the accused. The …

Her Husband

1 year, 2 months ago

Notice sent to priest for salary recovery to be withdrawn, says Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday assured to withdraw the recovery notice demanding a temple priest in Chikkamagaluru to return his “overpaid salary” while blaming the tehsildar for issuing the notice. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said sending the notice to the priest was the tehsildar’s mistake A priest, Hiremagalur Kannan, at the Kodanda Ramachandra Swamy temple in Chikkamagaluru was served …

Karnataka Lakh Temple Siddaramaiah Kannan Tehsildar Recovery Notice

1 year, 5 months ago

Local seek removal of Baidyanath temple manager citing criminal past, corruption

Hindustan Times

The management of Baidyanath temple in Jharkhand’s Deoghar districthas landed in controversy after a section of local residents, including Pandas and others, knocked on the doors of authorities, including Jharkhand governor and assembly Speaker, to remove the chief manager, Ramesh Parihast, from his post, alleging that the man has a criminal background and is involved in corruption. The Baidyanath temple …

Jharkhand Temple His Post Nath Baidyanath Temple Parihast

1 year, 6 months ago

Engineer gets fake offer for part-time job in Amazon, loses Rs 52 lakh in the scam

India Today

The year 2023 is so far one of the most significant years in technological advancement. According to The Hindu, several residents from Udupi have fallen victim to online scam including an engineer who lost around Rs 50 lakh after accepting a fake job offer from Amazon. Another reported cyber fraud case involved fraud using fake customer care numbers. A 59-year-old …

Fraud Victim Online Scam Udupi Reported Lakh

1 year, 6 months ago

Techie loses nearly Rs 5 lakh in a courier scam, was blackmailed to transfer money into scammer bank account

India Today

In a disturbing incident, a 27-year-old software engineer hailing from Pune found himself trapped in an 'illegal courier' fraud scheme, resulting in a significant financial loss of Rs 4.7 lakh. The victim's ordeal began when fraudsters used his Aadhaar details as leverage, alleging involvement in the unlawful shipment of items to Taiwan and threatening legal action. Thanks to the victim's …

Victim Scam

1 year, 7 months ago

Mumbai man tries making easy money by completing tasks online, loses Rs 18 lakh

India Today

Since the last couple of months, the cases of online scams in India have seen a sharp rise and every now and then, somebody falls prey to fraudsters' tricks. In a lot of cases, people are losing their hard-earned money to scammers in hopes of making some extra income on the side by taking up a part-time job or completing …

Mumbai Man Scammers Lakh Money Online Rs 18 Lakh

1 year, 7 months ago

66-year-old man tries earning money by posting product reviews on social media, loses Rs 17 lakh

India Today

A lot of cybercrimes have been reported in India in the last couple of months. In a similar incident, a 66-year-old man from Navi Mumbai lost Rs 17 lakh when he tried making some extra money. 66-year-old Mumbai man loses money in scam A PTI report revealed that a 66-year-old man claimed being cheated of Rs 17 lakh when scammers …

Social Media Mumbai Money Man Rs 17 Lakh

1 year, 7 months ago

24 people lost Rs 72 lakh in four days to online scam, says Puducherry cybercrime wing

New Indian Express

PUDUCHERRY: In what seems to be an exacerbation of cybercrime scams in Puducherry, the cybercrime wing has reported that over the past four days, 24 individuals from Puducherry have lost Rs 72 lakh to online frauds. She told him that she would send a part of the money to him through a parcel, and manipulated him into sending Rs 43.90 …

Lakh Puducherry

1 year, 7 months ago

Cyber-fraud: OU students, staff lose money

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Around 150 students and staff from Osmania University have fallen prey to a cyber-fraud, with each losing approximately Rs 50,000, which overall comes to a staggering Rs 75 lakh. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, art student Azar Ali Khan said "A friend of mine was earning Rs 2,000 each day through an app called ‘Seven Eleven’. Cyber expert Anil Rachamalla …

App

1 year, 7 months ago

Techie loses ₹10 lakh in attempt to earn 30% return on investment

The Hindu

A software professional in the city has lost ₹10.5 lakh in an online scam. In a complaint to the Kankanady police, the software professional, hailing from Bajal, said she saw a “You can earn” She downloaded the app and got in touch with @khannika9912, who messaged the former of giving 30% over the amount that is invested. The Kankanady police …

Upi Transferred

Software engineer loses ₹12 lakh to fake priests

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