Fraudsters offer fake travel deals or accommodations
In a major breakthrough, Goa Police on Monday busted a multi-crore hotel booking scam and arrested four individuals who allegedly duped more than 500 tourists through fake property listings on …
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Immigration scamTravel Scams
Nakodar Travel Agent Harpreet Singh Arrested for Rs 27 Lakh Fraud
by Ananya MehtaNakodar police have arrested Harpreet Singh, a travel agent from Guru Teg Bahadar Nagar, Nakodar, for allegedly duping a village woman of Rs 27 lakh. The complainant, Ravendar, had paid …
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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha Police has arrested two individuals from Rajasthan — Aamir Khan (24) and Yusuf (27) — for operating a fake hotel booking website targeting …
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Two men have been arrested for allegedly cheating individuals by advertising fake discounted airline tickets on social media, police confirmed on Thursday. The accused — Salman Sayeed Siddiqui (50), a …
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Bank scamTravel Scams
Mumbai Police Arrest Mookbashir Rahatkikar & Suraj Khedkar in Cyber Fraud Case
by Ananya MehtaThe Mumbai cyber police have arrested two individuals, Mookbashir Hidayatullah Rahatkikar and Suraj Khedkar, for allegedly collaborating with international cybercriminals by sharing access to Indian bank accounts. The arrest comes …
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Immigration scamTravel Scams
Ramandeep Bhullar Leads Crackdown on Fake Travel Agents
by Ananya MehtaAs part of a major crackdown on illegal immigration consultancies, Ludhiana district police arrested five alleged fraudulent travel agents and registered six cases on Monday. The drive, targeting Zone III …
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Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old American teenager attempting to fly solo to all seven continents for charity, has been arrested after landing in Antarctica without permission. Authorities in Chile claim Guo …
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Identity TheftTravel Scams
Adarsh Jaiswal Arrested for Posing as TTE, Duping Passengers
by Ananya MehtaAdarsh Jaiswal, a 26-year-old unemployed B.Tech graduate from Atraila, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, has been arrested by the Varanasi Government Railway Police (GRP) for impersonating a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) …
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A Delhi man, Akshay Sharma, 40, has been arrested for allegedly running a sophisticated travel scam that duped hundreds of international travellers and airline companies. Sharma, director of AVS Holidays …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – June 2025 — A group of Muslims from various parts of Kenya is demanding justice after being allegedly defrauded by a religious leader, Imam Ustadh Omar Athman, …