impersonation fraud

In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, Goa’s Cyber Crime Police have arrested 25-year-old Rohan Arun Jhadav from Nashik, Maharashtra, in connection with a Rs 2.14 crore “digital arrest” scam. According …

SINGAPORE — Tan Ming Chuan, 40, was arrested for his involvement in a government official impersonation scam that saw a victim lose approximately $150,000 in cash and jewellery. Police received …

The West Region Cyber Police Station in Mumbai has dismantled a sophisticated interstate cyber fraud racket and arrested six individuals for duping a reputed company of Rs1.93 crore by impersonating …

The Sion police have arrested Mukesh Taleja, a man from Rohtak, Haryana, for allegedly impersonating a doctor and cheating a Mumbai-based medical distributor of medicines worth over Rs 6.3 lakh. …

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced Olukeye Adedayo to a total of 76 years in prison for his involvement in internet crimes including child …

A couple posing as IAS officers have been arrested for deceiving multiple individuals with false promises of jobs and housing under government schemes. The accused, V Bhagyarekha alias Amrita and …

STANDISH, Maine — A Florida man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly carrying out a “grandparent scam” that defrauded an elderly Standish woman of $9,500, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s …

In a major breakthrough, Srikakulam police arrested three cybercriminals who impersonated police officers to extort Rs13.5 lakh from a woman professor under the pretext of a fake criminal investigation linked …

TAMPA, FL — A 33-year-old New Jersey man, Pranav Patel, was sentenced to six years in federal prison on Tuesday for his role as a “money mule” in a nationwide …

In a shocking case of financial fraud, Suhas Mestri, a 40-year-old man from Colaba, Mumbai, was duped of Rs2.4 crore by a conman posing as a chartered accountant. The accused, …