Fraud alert! Woman loses nearly ₹1 lakh due to fake number scam on Google. What is it? How to stay safe?
1 month ago

Fraud alert! Woman loses nearly ₹1 lakh due to fake number scam on Google. What is it? How to stay safe?

Live Mint  

As India moves towards a digital-first approach, online frauds have become common, and scammers often change their modus operandi to scam unsuspecting internet users. Google search scam Mayfair Heritage Puri is not the only business targetted by scammers to dupe unsuspecting customers. Fake numbers of banks, airlines, hotels, repair shops, and more can be placed in prominent positions on search pages, where people are likely to find them and call, unknowingly falling victim to the scam. Scammers exploit methods used by internet merchants and take advantage of Google’s search listings and business information, which are not strongly moderated, to display fraudulent phone numbers and scam people out of money.

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Content creator loses ₹93,600 in hotel booking scam through fake Google listing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Content creator loses ₹93,600 in hotel booking scam through fake Google listing

Hindustan Times  

A woman content creator was scammed out of ₹93,600 while trying to book a hotel through a fraudulent Google listing. Content creator Shreya Mitra said while planning a trip to Puri, she searched for hotels online, Googled Mayfair Heritage Puri, and clicked on the first result, assuming it was genuine. In an Instagram video, Shreya Mitra said while planning a …

Online shopping lands young woman in ₹1.48 lakh gift offer scam
2 months ago

Online shopping lands young woman in ₹1.48 lakh gift offer scam

The Hindu  

A click on a fraudulent link while shopping online landed a 25-year-old woman from Hyderabad in an elaborate gift offer scam. The victim, who did not wish to be named, came across a fake ‘mcaffeine’ website while browsing Instagram four days ago. Meanwhile, the authorities issued a public advisory, warning online shoppers to remain cautious of fraudulent schemes exploiting e-commerce …

Bengaluru woman who tried returning spoilt milk ends up losing ₹77,000 to scamster
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru woman who tried returning spoilt milk ends up losing ₹77,000 to scamster

Hindustan Times  

After an elderly woman from Bengaluru, aged 65, ordered milk online, it turned out to be spoilt. Later, when she tried to return it, the woman ended up losing ₹77,000 to a scamster. The fraudster requested that she use her digital payment app, PhonePe, to select the "transfer money" option and click the "To Bank/UPI ID" icon. To receive her …

Beware while searching for customer care number on Google, it is a new scam going around
1 year, 11 months ago

Beware while searching for customer care number on Google, it is a new scam going around

India Today  

Internet search engines like Google have become an integral part of our daily lives. In most of these cases, people call on customer care numbers listed on websites that appear in Google search results. Scammers posting fake helpline numbers on Google search When people need help from customer care departments for banks, travel agencies, online shopping sites, and other companies, …

Around 40 bank customers lost lakhs in 3 days after falling for fake message, check details
2 years ago

Around 40 bank customers lost lakhs in 3 days after falling for fake message, check details

India Today  

"Dear customer, your bank account will be suspended today. Many bank customers even flagged and reported these SMSs and even posted about them online to raise awareness. A recent report by NDTV revealed that 40 bank customers of a private bank in Mumbai, lost lakhs in just 3 days after they clicked on a link sent to them via a …

We need YOU to help nail the spoofing scammers posing as trusted firms
2 years, 3 months ago

We need YOU to help nail the spoofing scammers posing as trusted firms

Daily Mail  

Today, Money Mail urges every reader who has fallen victim to so-called ‘number-spoofing’ scams to come forward to help end this scourge. ‘We thank Money Mail for drawing attention to this investigation.’ Our appeal for fraud victims to share their stories comes after the Met last week revealed a major breakthrough in its number-spoofing investigations. A search on the app …

Customer care number turns out fake, Gurugram man duped of ₹75K
3 years, 1 month ago

Customer care number turns out fake, Gurugram man duped of ₹75K

Hindustan Times  

A Gurugram resident was allegedly duped of ₹74,966 after he called a number that was advertised as the toll-free customer care number of a multinational e-commerce site on the internet. Naveen Kumar, station house officer of Sector 10 police station, said police are investigating to find out from where the call was made. A police officer privy to the case …

Fraud warning as scammers use bank phone numbers to fleece victims
3 years, 10 months ago

Fraud warning as scammers use bank phone numbers to fleece victims

The Telegraph  

Scammers have learned how to impersonate banks by using their phone numbers to call victims, Ofcom has warned. Huw Saunders, the regulator’s head of telecoms technology, said people should not rely on caller ID to be sure they were dealing with legitimate organisations on the phone. However, Ofcom said criminals were now increasingly able to “spoof” legitimate phone numbers of …

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