Unpaid Electricity Bill Scam: Fake Messages Can Land You in Trouble, Follow These Tips To Stay Safe From Such Cyber Crimes
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Shiwani December 20, 2025 4:05 PM IST
Actor Gajendra Singh Chauhan was duped by a fake online discount ad, but swift action by Mumbai Police's cyber cell helped recover the full amount within hours.
Joy Pillai October 24, 2025 6:21 PM IST
DoT to introduce new rules to curb cyber fraud involving telecom firms like Jio, Airtel, BSNL, and Vi. A MNV platform will verify users' numbers as per KYC.
Tahir Qureshi September 14, 2025 8:25 PM IST
A strange case has come to light where a woman in Japan fell victim to an online scam.
Analiza Pathak July 16, 2025 6:52 AM IST
During the investigation, police found that the mastermind and his associate had created nearly 25 fake companies, where they showed themselves as directors. Out of these, 16 companies were completely fake.
Anirudha Yerunkar June 24, 2025 9:14 AM IST
Airtel's new solution operates silently in the background, requires no installation and is offered free of cost, it said.
Victor Dasgupta May 26, 2025 1:30 PM IST
A few weeks ago, a case from Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur was reported where a 28-year-old man lost nearly Rs 2 lakh after downloading a seemingly harmless image from WhatsApp.
Victor Dasgupta May 6, 2025 8:42 PM IST
Ajit's fortune far exceeds that of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, whose real net worth is USD 389 billion. Remarkably, the figure displayed in his bank account surpasses the combined wealth of several top billionaires.
Smrity Sharma March 4, 2025 7:48 PM IST
The Payment Security Summit & Awards India 2025 held in Mumbai uncovered the threats, possibilities and solutions that can be applied to fight the risks of the prevalent cyber crimes in the country.
Victor Dasgupta January 15, 2025 4:07 PM IST
In addition to Airtel, organizations like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the State Bank of India (SBI) have issued warnings about banking and UPI-related fraud.
Devadyuti Das December 12, 2024 10:13 AM IST
Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli had fallen victim to cyber fraud and lost a lot of money when the imposter withdrew a big chunk of amount from his bank account.
Victor Dasgupta November 18, 2024 8:55 AM IST
Mule accounts are bank accounts made by scamsters using stolen, purchased, or coerced identity documents along with a phone number registered under the same name.
Tahir Qureshi July 17, 2024 7:55 PM IST
Eight cases were registered against the accused in different districts, police said.
Anirudha Yerunkar July 10, 2024 12:22 PM IST
Be aware of fraudulent calls & online links provided with the messages lead to fraudulent websites designed to steal personal information.
India.com News Desk July 7, 2024 8:14 PM IST
There were 1,062 complaints against such apps in FY23. The data was shared in the Lok Sabha by the Finance Ministry last year.
ANI May 29, 2024 11:54 AM IST
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defence Criminal Investigative Service, US Department of Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement, partnered with Singapore and Thailand joined forces to sanction the individuals and entities
Analiza Pathak May 28, 2024 7:10 AM IST
Investigations have further revealed that the arrested accused were coordinating with traffickers operating from across the international border to facilitate illegal border-crossing of Indian youths from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to Laos SEZ.
Reuters April 1, 2024 5:33 AM IST
The Cambodian embassy in India did not respond immediately to a request for comment on Sunday.
India.com Entertainment Desk February 1, 2024 3:37 PM IST
Shantanu Maheshwari lost Rs 5 lakh due to internet fraud. 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' actor said that he was unaware that a card had been created under his name.
Joy Pillai December 2, 2023 10:08 AM IST
A woman lost over Rs 11 lakh to cyber criminals who called her impersonating CBI and Mumbai Police officers.
India.com Business Desk July 24, 2023 5:54 PM IST
After passing through multiple bank accounts, the money was converted into cryptocurrency which was then routed to China through Dubai.
India.com News Desk July 17, 2023 2:44 PM IST
The PAN card is issued by India's Income Tax Department. Hackers exploit PAN info while booking tickets. Here are a few steps to ensure you are safe.
PTI June 2, 2023 9:40 AM IST
Initially, the fraudster demanded Rs 2 lakh which the family transferred to the given account through RTGS. Then the crook called again and said that the police in Australia were demanding Rs 2.3 lakh more.
PTI May 24, 2023 9:56 AM IST
According to the process adopted by the Kangra Bank and the RBI, the bank has issued a standing instruction to the regulator to transfer Rs 4 crore from the current account to a settlement account everyday so that it can offer RTGS and NACH transactions to its customers.
India.com News Desk May 23, 2023 4:36 AM IST
The woman, confident that the amount was not drug money, waited till May 9 but the "Mumbai narcotics division" never reverted.