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Indian-origin woman scams 17 couples with fake wedding venues in South Africa

“It's not a scam and I am not a scammer," said Prelyn Mohanlall

Published on Jan 9, 2025, 3:19 PM IST

3 Torres executives, including 2 foreigners, held in multi-crore jewellery fraud

As news of the fraud spread like wildfire on Monday, and as the crowd of panicky investors outside the store swelled, police nabbed the three store executives from the premises. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 8, 2025, 9:25 AM IST

JEE students duped of ₹3 crore by coaching institute in Thane, case against 8

JEE is a national-level entrance examination conducted for admission to various engineering colleges.

Updated on Jan 7, 2025, 7:09 PM IST

Man posing as BJP leader targets Haryana officials to get file cleared

The complainant accused the impersonator of using the guise of a senior BJP functionary to manipulate government processes for undisclosed beneficiaries. (iStock)

Published on Jan 6, 2025, 7:58 PM IST

FIR against 14 teachers in Bihar for seeking job on forged documents

On August 12, Hardeep Singh of Dhuri of Sangrur and his wife Amandeep Kaur had climbed atop a water tank near Ishmeet Chowk, Ludhiana, accusing the same firm of duping them of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10 lakh. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 6, 2025, 5:19 PM IST

Panchkula couple booked for defrauding investors of ₹16 crore

The investors became suspicious when the accused began to delay payments and gave excuses, claiming that the financial year’s closing and a slump in the real estate market were causing delays in refunding the investments. (iStock)

Updated on Jan 3, 2025, 8:42 AM IST

Woman duped of ₹26 lakh on pretext of getting her job at DU

According to the complaint filed by Ankur Rao, his sister Pooja Yadav had applied for the post of assistant professor at Delhi University in 2023, but she could not clear the interview. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 3, 2025, 5:44 AM IST

Govt employee steals ₹21 crore, gifts BMW, 4BHK flat to girlfriend

The accused, with the help of his acquaintances, allegedly swindled the amount from the departmental sports complex administration of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar through internet banking.

Updated on Dec 26, 2024, 9:26 AM IST

Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases

Cyber cheats dupe citizens of nearly <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore in six cases lodged on December 22. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Updated on Dec 24, 2024, 9:24 AM IST

Sebi halts trading in Bharat Global Developers over financial misrepresentation

The SEBI Bhavan at BKC Bandra in Mumbai

Published on Dec 23, 2024, 12:34 PM IST

BJP MLA among 16 booked for gang rape, fraud in UP's Badaun after court order

The Civil Lines police station in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, filed a rape and fraud complaint against 16 people on Saturday in response to an MP/MLA special court order. The defendants include BJP MLA from Bilsi Harish Shakya, his brother, nephew, and many businesspeople.

Published on Dec 21, 2024, 9:55 PM IST

BPSC 70th prelims on Dec 13, EOU warns candidates against cyber fraudsters’ trap

The exam for over 2000 vacancies will be held across 925 centres in the state.

Published on Dec 9, 2024, 6:20 PM IST

SC grants bail to SRS group chairman who was arrested in 2018

The Supreme Court directed Anil Jindal to provide a list of his bank accounts and immovable properties to the trial court (FILE PHOTO)

Published on Dec 4, 2024, 9:37 PM IST

Nearly 1,500 Kerala govt employees found fraudulently claiming welfare pensions

Teachers from the higher secondary sector are also on the list of those receiving welfare pensions. (iStock)

Published on Nov 27, 2024, 5:53 PM IST

ED books IFS officer, husband, in investment fraud-linked money laundering case

A case in this regard has been registered under several relevant sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Published on Nov 27, 2024, 5:35 PM IST

Fraudsters target Indore crime branch chief, panic when he videocalls them

Fraudsters attempted to 'digital arrest' the chief of the Indore crime branch and failed

Updated on Nov 25, 2024, 2:06 PM IST

Meesho's crackdown on fraud: Lakhs of bot orders, scam attempts foiled

An e-commerce platform supported by SoftBank Meesho has taken action against 12 incidents and 2.2 crore fraudulent transactions on its platform.

Published on Nov 18, 2024, 2:53 PM IST

UP: Actor Disha Patani's father, an ex-SP, duped of ₹25 lakh; FIR filed

Actor Disha Patani's father Jagdish Singh Patani was the victim of a scam.

Published on Nov 16, 2024, 7:57 AM IST

Man dresses up as bear, breaks into friend's Rolls-Royce to get insurance money

In January, a bear allegedly broke into a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost.

Updated on Nov 14, 2024, 5:20 PM IST

Jeweller duped by a person who posed as RBI official

Jeweller duped by a person who posed as RBI official

Updated on Nov 7, 2024, 8:32 AM IST

Noida: 67-yr-old woman falls victim to cyberfraud, duped of ₹65 lakh

An FIR was registered against one unidentified person under sections 308(2) (extortion), 318(4) (cheating and fraud) and 319(2) (cheating by personation) of BNS and provisions of the Information Technology Act. (Representational image)

Updated on Nov 6, 2024, 9:28 AM IST

Indians lose ₹120 crore in digital arrest frauds; 46% scams from 3 countries

A lot of scamsters involved in perpetrating digital arrest frauds are based in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.

Published on Oct 28, 2024, 8:47 AM IST

‘Stop, think, act’: Modi urges people to be aware about digital arrest tactics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Updated on Oct 28, 2024, 8:23 AM IST

₹16,400 cold drink bill, dating scam uncovered in Ghaziabad

A dating scam gang tried to extort a Delhi man by asking him to pay <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>16, 400 for a cold drink in Ghaziabad

Published on Oct 27, 2024, 10:22 AM IST

Diljit, Coldplay concert fake ticket sales: ED conducts raids in 5 states

Coldplay will be performing in Mumbai on Nov 18, 19 and 21.

Updated on Oct 26, 2024, 2:01 PM IST

Man uses fake death cert, dupes woman of ₹21L

(Pic for representation)

Updated on Oct 26, 2024, 6:22 AM IST

Noida: Gang arrested for duping many of crores with ‘black money’ exchange scheme

The suspects were apprehended in Noida after they allegedly enticed the complainant with an offer wherein they would deposit <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 crore into his account, and he was supposed to return <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4.5 crore cash, after pocketing a profit of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50 lakh. (Representational image)

Updated on Oct 26, 2024, 5:44 AM IST

Gurugram court stays housing project in Sector 65

In the order, the civil judge, Jyoti Grover, observed that the court can’t be barred from cancelling the licence since the question of fraud can only be dealt with by the civil courts. (Representational image)

Updated on Oct 26, 2024, 5:50 AM IST

Air travellers cheated of ₹9 lakh through fake ‘Lounge Pass' App. Details here

450 Indian travelers scammed via fake lounge access app, losing over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9 lakhs

Published on Oct 25, 2024, 4:28 PM IST

Woman poisons boyfriend hoping to inherit ₹252 crore. Then this happens

Steve Riley, 51, died on September 5, 2023.

Published on Oct 23, 2024, 11:52 AM IST

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