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IPO scam – Two victims from Hyderabad lose over ₹11 crore in fake IPO scams
In yet another instance of fraudsters using the rising popularity of the stock market and initial p…
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Bengaluru couple loses Rs 1.5 crore while investing online, recovers most money with help of Police
An online scam led to a Bengaluru couple losing Rs 1.53 crore. The fraudsters, operating from the U…
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I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam
Over the course of 3 months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realize…
Jane Zhang
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Pune man loses ₹2 crore to fake investment scam – what it is and how to protect yourself
In yet another online scam, a Pune man reportedly lost a huge amount in a new fake investment scam.…
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Here's why Gen Z loses more money to online scams than boomers
Gen Z reported losing the most money over average to online scams last year. Boomers lost less on a…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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India's electronics manufacturing projected to double in next five years: ICICI Direct
The first quarter earnings season in the Indian stock market is almost over, with most major listed…
ANI
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A real-estate agent's ritzy Hamptons beach home was used in a fake Airbnb scam
The agent told The Real Deal she got a phone call from someone asking about her home listed on Airb…
Geoff Weiss
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Millennials fall for investment scams a lot — even more than boomers
More millennials reported being duped by investment scams than people over 60, according to the FBI.
Camilo Fonseca
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'Pig-butchering' scams have netted criminals $75 billion in stolen crypto, study says
Pig-butchering scams involve sending a wrong-number text and then building trust with a victim, who…
Yuheng Zhan
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Hackers selling X Gold accounts on dark web for phishing, scams: Report
Cybercriminals are profiting from X "Gold" verification badge by selling compromised accounts for p…
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2 Florida men scammed more than $1 million out of Uber Eats by creating fake accounts and acting as both the customer and courier, police say
For their Uber Eats scam, the two men from Florida are now faing charges of 'organized scheme to de…
Katie Hawkinson
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Indian investors have lost nearly ₹1,000 crore to fake cryptocurrency exchanges
Cyber-security company CloudSEK said it has uncovered an ongoing operation involving several phi…
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A millennial who'd bought 3 houses got scammed out of $60,000 buying her fourth — and it's more common than you might think
A day before Regina Smith was set to close on the house, she got an email saying to wire her $60,00…
Jordan Pandy
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Crypto scammers have reportedly stolen ₹1000 crore off Indian users by posing as fake exchanges
The CoinEgg scam uses fake domains and social media accounts to coax users into investing in fake e…
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A South Korean woman says she fell in love with a fake Elon Musk who talked up a storm about building Gigafactories and luxe helicopter rides. Then she gave him $50,000.
"Musk even said 'I love you, you know that?' when we made a video call," the woman told South Korea…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Scammers are exploiting the pandemic to post fake job adverts online. Here are 4 warning signs to watch out for.
There has been a 65% rise in reports of job posts advertising fake roles since March 2020, accordin…
Stephen Jones
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Facebook’s fake crypto ads are being taken to court by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest
In more bad news for Facebook, Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has filed a criminal case agai…
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A Coinbase user lost $11.6 million in under 10 minutes after falling for a fake-notification scam, the US Attorneys Office said
A Coinbase user bought 200 bitcoin, then got a fake notification from a scammer and lost $11.2 mill…
Kevin Shalvey
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5 crypto scams to know before you start trading coins
Scammers use various techniques to rob crypto investors. Here are five scams to know and how to avo…
Carter Kilmann
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Influencers want Instagram to take action as fake accounts impersonate them to scam their followers
Influencers say Instagram has a scamming problem and that accounts are copying their profiles and r…