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₹53L property of former madrassa teacher attached
ED Lucknow attached a ₹53.46 lakh Khalilabad property of ex-madrassa teacher Shamsul Huda Khan in a PMLA case over alleged fraud after UK citizenship.
Case against two for duping woman of Rs27 lakh on promise of govt job
Pune police hunt two Kolhapur men accused of duping a Manjari woman of Rs27 lakh in 2024 by promising a state govt job and giving a fake joining letter.
Vitol trader confirms disputed Radiant World transaction
Vitol trader confirmed transactions with Radiant World, complicating fraud allegations as multiple lenders investigate forged documents and ongoing legal disputes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Drugs, cybercrime key challenges before police: DG&IGP MA Saleem
DG&IGP MA Saleem says cybercrime, financial frauds, narcotics and organised crime are key policing challenges; warns strict action if police aid offenders.
Supreme Court pushes Centre to define 'digital arrest' as standalone crime with tougher punishment amid rising deepfakes, frauds & fake calls
SC on digital arrest: The Supreme Court suggested defining digital arrests as a standalone criminal offense. Existing laws may prove insufficient for evolving online crimes like deepfakes. The government is preparing a draft bill to address these emerging c…
Punjab Police shifts SHO over $400 , 000 US indictment claims
Fake FCI official cheats jobseekers of Rs 95 . 8 lakh in Coimbatore , arrested
VPVV Techno Scam : Investors File Complaint Over Fake US Defence Contracts , ₹700 Crore Fraud Alleged
Leaders , ministers , officials were fraudulent : Dilip Ghosh takes indirect jibe at TMC
Dormant E-Accounts Face Fraud: Cybercriminals hijack stored cards; experts urge multi-factor checks
India Business News: MUMBAI: You probably do not care much about your inactive accounts on online platforms such as Amazon or Flipkart. But do you know that your dormant e.
Fake Geek Squad billing scam email: Red flags and how to avoid
A fraudulent Geek Squad billing email using Razorpay branding is pressuring consumers to click payment links and hand over sensitive personal information.
BREAKINGThe US Bitcoin ATM industry is breaking under fraud, bans, and fees
Bitcoin ATM company, Bitcoin Depot, filed for Chapter 11 protection on May 18 in the Southern District of Texas, announcing it would wind down operations and sell assets, and that its kiosk network, with over 9,000 locations globally as of August 2025, would …
The defense in short-seller Andrew Left's trial asks: Where does trading end and fraud begin?
The high-profile investor's lawyer suggested the feds are prosecuting his client for the timing of his trades.
UPI ID blocked due to cybercrime complaint? Here’s how to recover your account and restore access
UPI remains the top payment method, but rising cybercrime cases may lead to account suspensions, despite the user being innocent. Here are the steps users can take to protect themselves or recover their UPI account in case it gets blocked due to fraudulent tr…
Bengaluru techie quit his Rs 30 lakh job to chase a dangerous dream, only to end up being arrested
Delhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, Ravi Rathore, for allegedly running a fake online trading racket that duped hundreds of investors of nearly Rs 100 crore through a fraudulent mobile app and website promising guarante…
‘Public service can’t be instrument of fraud’: Supreme Court on constable joining 2 police forces with fake ID
The Supreme Court made the observation while restoring an order dismissing a constable who allegedly secured jobs in the Bihar and Jharkhand police but remained unauthorisedly absent.
Trump administration ramps up denaturalization campaign, targeting U.S. citizens accused of crimes, fraud, terrorism
The Trump administration on Friday announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. The Justice Department unveiled denaturalization cases in federal cour…
ESET Research uncovers CallPhantom scam on Google Play: Fake logs for real money
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESET researchers have uncovered fraudulent apps on Google Play that claim to provide the call history “for any number.” The offending apps, which ESET named CallPhantom based on their false claims, purpor…
Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users
ESET researchers uncovered fraudulent apps on Google Play that claim to provide the call history “for any number” and had been downloaded more than seven million times before being taken down.
The Machine Era of Spam Calls: The Ten Most Spammed Countries in the World
Indonesia is the most spammed country in the world. In 2025, Truecaller identified 79 percent of all unknown calls in Indonesia as spam or fraud. Chile ...
RBI cautions against misleading campaigns promising loan waivers
Attention all borrowers! The Reserve Bank of India has flagged a concerning trend involving fraudulent loan waiver initiatives. These duplicitous campaigns claim to erase debts owed to banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) but are merely traps set…
Cybercrime undermines ‘Digital Bharat’: Punjab and Haryana High Court denies pre-arrest bail in illegal call centre case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing the pre-arrest bail of a man allegedly involved in defrauding Indians and foreign nationals through a call centre.
Doing this on highways may get your FASTag blacklisted: NHAI warning
National Highways Authority of India is warning drivers about potential FASTag blacklisting due to improper use, like holding the tag instead of affixing it to the windscreen. This practice disrupts toll operations and raises fraud concerns. Motorists are als…
Hyderabad cops want RBI to plug gaps that facilitate cybercrime
Hyderabad Police's crackdown on cyber fraud, revealing systemic banking gaps and Rs 400 crore annual losses, has prompted a high-level meeting. Discussions focused on coordinated action against mule accounts and faster response systems, with banks urged to ad…
BJP worker behind dual citizenship plea against Rahul Gandhi accused in fraud cases
Charged with embezzlement of over Rs 13 crore, in two different cases, Vignesh Shishir is a director in several firms.