The CBI has busted a sophisticated online fraud orchestrated by brothers Ganesh and Shyam Kamankar from Kalyan. The duo ran illegal BPO centres in Nashik, impersonating a UK firm and …
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A man identified as Messiah Bethea has been charged after allegedly scamming a resident out of nearly $10,000 worth of silver through a fraudulent deal arranged on Facebook Marketplace. Authorities …
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FinancialInvestment Scams
Delhi Police Arrests Narender, Prem Prakash in Rs 21L Cyber Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe Delhi Police’s Central District Cyber Police on Monday uncovered an online investment fraud case involving Rs21.46 lakh and arrested two accused for cheating a complainant by promising high returns …
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Gokak Gang, Including 2 Cops, Busted in Money Duplication Scam
by Ananya MehtaAuthorities in Gokak have dismantled a gang orchestrating a money duplication scam, officials said on Tuesday. Among the seven arrested were two police officers from Maharashtra, Anant Prakash Narawade and …
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The Economic Offences Branch (EOB) of Fatehabad police has arrested the main accused in a case where a youth was allegedly duped of Rs35 lakh and trafficked to the US …
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A man from Assam has been arrested for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs90,000 in an online fraud by posing as a retailer selling iron rods at unusually low prices. …
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Cyber Crime Bust: 12 Arrested Across Four States
by Ananya MehtaIn a week-long operation, the crime branch dismantled eight cyber crime modules and arrested 12 individuals across four states for orchestrating online scams that conned victims of over Rs2.6 crore. …
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Within days of a documentary exposing an elaborate online fraud scheme, Nigerian authorities arrested a man suspected of playing a key role, while another victim came forward in Romania with …
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Krishna Kumar Lakhwani Arrested in Overseas Cyber Scam Case
by Ananya MehtaIn a major crackdown on cybercrime networks, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Kanpur-based man accused of recruiting Indian nationals and sending them to overseas cyber fraud …
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Piyush Parmar Arrested in Rs40.70 Lakh Digital Arrest Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe City Crime Branch arrested an on-the-run suspect of an interstate gang from Gujarat involved in an online fraud of Rs40.70 lakh targeting a senior citizen through a “digital arrest” …
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