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Myntra loses Rs 50 crore after scammers placed fake orders, here is what happened

Myntra has reportedly faced a massive loss of Rs 50 crore due to a well-coordinated scam involving fraudulent orders. According to the report, fraudsters took advantage of Myntra’s refund system by placing bulk orders for high-value items like branded shoes, apparel, cosmetics, and jewellery. For your reference, the company’s app allows users to raise complaints for issues like missing items, …

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IIT Bombay student gets call from fake telecom authority for his SIM, loses Rs 7.28 lakh

India Today

India is grappling with the growing menace of cyber frauds, including digital arrest scams where fraudsters exploit digital platforms like WhatsApp to deceive unsuspecting victims. In a recent case of such an online scam, a student from IIT Bombay fell prey to scammers posing as fake Telecom Regulatory Authority of India officers and lost Rs 7.28 lakh. In the fake …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Family of Irish woman hit by a car in Sicily blast scammers for setting up a fake GoFundMe page in her name just days after she was put into a coma

Daily Mail

The family of an Irish woman who has been left with a serious brain injury following a road accident have blasted a scam GoFundMe account that was set up in her name. In the days after the incident, Hannah's uncle set up a GoFundMe page on behalf of the family to cover some of her medical costs and their expenses. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ticket Fraud at Diljit Dosanjh Concert in Jaipur: We Apologize to Fans

ABP News

Diljit Dosanjh has issued an apology for the recent ticketing scam surrounding his Jaipur concert. He assures fans that he and his team are not involved in the issue and that the local authorities are investigating it. He also urges fans to stay away from unauthorized ticket sellers and only purchase tickets from official partners.

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8 months, 1 week ago

Scammers are using a fake, AI-generated Dr Karl to sell health pills to Australians

ABC

Over a long career, Dr Kruszelnicki, often referred to as Dr Karl, has built a reputation for trust and honesty, promoting knowledge of science and debunking misleading public claims. When the ABC investigated the companies behind the fake Dr Karl ads, it found a murky world of AI content, affiliated advertising, and elusive company directors with a string of companies …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Fake celebrity scam ads hijack Facebook accounts to target Australians

ABC

Scammers are using multinational brands — including a food delivery company and beloved character Paddington Bear — in a bid to steal money from Australian Facebook users. The ABC has found many examples of corporate Facebook pages being hijacked to push fake scam ads, featuring celebrities like David Koch, Richard Wilkins and Sonia Kruger, politicians including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Police recover ₹12 lakh invested by techie in fake cryptocurrency scam

The Hindu

The Mysuru city police have helped a techie recover ₹12 lakh that he had invested in a fake cryptocurrency scam. According to Mysuru City Police Commissioner Ramesh B., the victim, who is also incidentally an ex-employee of a software company, had fallen victim to one such cryptocurrency scam to which he had received an invitation on a social media messaging …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar: After garbage, toilet construction scam surfaces in Kaimur, payments made to over 270 fake accounts

India TV News

Bihar: A case has been registered against five people in Bihar's Kaimur district in the alleged Rs 30 lakh toilet construction scam. In this case, the Block Development Officer registered an FIR, in which the names of data operator of Bhabhua block office Nitish Kumar, data operator of the district headquarters Pankaj Kumar, former district coordinator Hemant and district advisor …

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1 year, 3 months ago

‘Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story’ series review: A real fake

The Hindu

Scam 1992 was a sensational 10-part series about the making and unmaking of a financial fraudster. Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story Episodes 1-5 Showrunner: Hansal Mehta Cast: Gagan Dev Riar, Hemang Vyas, Sana Amin Sheikh, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Bharat Dabholkar Episodes: 5 of 10 Runtime: 45-55 minutes Storyline: The rise and rise of Abdul Karim Telgi, a humble …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Odisha Police arrest key accused of ’India’s biggest ever’ job fraud

Live Mint

Odisha Police busted what is said to be India's 'biggest ever job fraud' and arrested its mastermind from Uttar Pradesh. The Economic Offences Wing said it unearthed a huge job fraud scam being run from UP's Aligarh, according to the news agency ANI. JN Pankaj, Deputy Inspector General EOW said, “We are very thankful to Aligarh Police of Uttar Pradesh …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Govt warns against ‘fake’ jobs in Thailand, Myanmar. All you need to know

Live Mint

The Ministry of External Affairs on 24 September, Saturday issued an advisory alerting hopeful youth and candidates against ‘fake job rackets offering lucrative jobs’. The advisory comes days after the MEA had informed that 60 Indian nationals had been duped by international racket that promises jobs in Thailand only to illegally send unsuspecting candidates to Myanmar. Before travelling on tourist/visit …

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2 years, 6 months ago

crypto scam india investors likely lost rs 1000 crore to fake exchanges cloudsek

ABP News

New Delhi: Fake cryptocurrency exchanges have duped Indian investors of more than $128 million as the global crypto market tanks, a new report claimed on Tuesday. "We estimate that threat actors have defrauded victims of up to $128 million via such crypto scams," said Rahul Sasi, Founder and CEO of CloudSEK. Threat actors first create fake domains that impersonate legitimate …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Beware Of Fake WhatsApp Support Accounts, They Can Steal Your Data And Money

News 18

WhatsApp is a scammer’s paradise. The latest episode of the WhatsApp scam includes fake WhatsApp Support accounts, claiming to fix your account issues when there aren’t any. According to multiple users in this report, this scam usually involves a warning message from a fake WhatsApp Support account, which has a fake verified within the profile photo. Fake WhatsApp Support Account …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Counterfeit N95 scam widens as senator demands FTC investigation

Salon

A key U.S. senator is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate N95 mask fraud and federal agents announced the seizure of 1.7 million more counterfeit 3M masks in the New York borough of Queens as the breadth of a major scam concerning front-line health workers continues to grow. KHN also reported that independent tests on masks given to …

Masks Queens N95 Million Counterfeit

4 years, 5 months ago

Fake healthcare worker convicted in elderly blood prick scam

NL Times

A 21-year-old woman from Ede was convicted and sentenced by the District Court of Midden-Nederland to 2 years and 6 months in prison for posing as a healthcare worker who swindled elderly people out of their savings. The court determined that last October, the young woman visited the homes of elderly victims in Utrecht, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel and Eindhoven. …

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Myntra loses Rs 50 crore after scammers placed fake orders, here is what happened

IIT Bombay student gets call from fake telecom authority for his SIM, loses Rs 7.28 lakh

Family of Irish woman hit by a car in Sicily blast scammers for setting up a fake GoFundMe page in her name just days after she was put into a coma

Ticket Fraud at Diljit Dosanjh Concert in Jaipur: We Apologize to Fans

Scammers are using a fake, AI-generated Dr Karl to sell health pills to Australians

Fake celebrity scam ads hijack Facebook accounts to target Australians

Police recover ₹12 lakh invested by techie in fake cryptocurrency scam

Bihar: After garbage, toilet construction scam surfaces in Kaimur, payments made to over 270 fake accounts

‘Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story’ series review: A real fake

Odisha Police arrest key accused of ’India’s biggest ever’ job fraud

Govt warns against ‘fake’ jobs in Thailand, Myanmar. All you need to know

crypto scam india investors likely lost rs 1000 crore to fake exchanges cloudsek

Beware Of Fake WhatsApp Support Accounts, They Can Steal Your Data And Money

Counterfeit N95 scam widens as senator demands FTC investigation

Fake healthcare worker convicted in elderly blood prick scam