Two men were arrested in Kerala by the Chennai cybercrime police for allegedly swindling Rs3.6 lakh from a woman through a courier scam. The suspects, identified as Nithin Joseph (31) …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancial
SP Oswal Scammed: Rs 7 Crore Fraud by Fake CBI Officers
by Ananya MehtaIn a shocking incident, SP Oswal, a Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned textile industrialist, fell victim to a well-organized scam that cost him Rs 7 crore. The fraudsters, posing as …
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Identity TheftOnline and TechPhishing Scams
Romanian Nationals Sentenced for $36,000 ATM Shimming Scam
Two Romanian nationals living in Sydney have been sentenced for their involvement in a $36,000 ATM card shimming scam, following an investigation led by the AFP’s Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancial
Mohit Jain Arrested for Alleged Data Forgery in Pune Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) has apprehended Mohit Jain, a 30-year-old chartered accountant, for allegedly falsifying data to tarnish the reputation of Windson Projects Pvt Ltd, a private firm based …
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Online Dating & Sextortion ScamsPersonalRomance Scams
Trio Arrested for Sextortion Scam Targeting Croatian National
Operatives from the Nigerian Police Force have apprehended three suspects—Abodunrin Rasheed, Abodunrin Tunde, and Abodunrin Rokeeb—accused of perpetrating a sextortion and romance scam against a Croatian national. According to a …
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Business & Job Opportunity ScamsBusiness-Related
Himanshu More and Prem Shewale Arrested in Part-Time Job Scam
by Ananya MehtaMumbai’s cyber cell police have arrested two individuals, Himanshu More (21) and Prem Shewale (18), for allegedly running a part-time job scam that defrauded victims by luring them with promises …
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MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced the arrest of five foreign nationals operating an online scam hub in a Cavite suburb on Tuesday. During a raid in …
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CryptoCryptocurrency Scams
Mohammed Shoeb Tauqeer Arrested in ₹175 Crore Cyber Fraud
by Ananya MehtaTelangana Cybercrime officials have arrested two individuals involved in a massive Rs175 crore fraud. The accused, identified as Mohammed Shoeb Tauqeer (34) from Vijaynagar Colony and Mahmood Bin Ahmed Bawazir …
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Two brothers from Nigeria, Samuel and Samson Ogoshi, have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison in the U.S. for their involvement in a sextortion scam that …
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Online and TechSocial Media Scams
Noman Tamboli & Abhay Dandage Arrested in ₹11.6 Lakh Stock Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe recent arrest of Noman Tamboli and Abhay Dandage by the Cyber Crime Cell in Maharashtra has unveiled a stock trading scam that duped a victim out of Rs11.6 lakh. …
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