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Trump called the climate crisis a scam. It could prove a gift to China.
The likely US departure from global climate-crisis efforts offers an opening for Bejing, a clean-te…
Tom Porter
AI helped Airtel detect 51 million spam calls in 10 days, all details
Bharti Airtel launched an AI-powered system that identified 51 million spam calls and 1.6 million m…
A railway official was duped out of Rs 9 lakh by ‘CBI agents’ in a bizarre 20-hour video call scam with an ‘online judge’ — here’s what happened
A senior railway official in Mumbai was defrauded of Rs 9 lakh by scammers posing as CBI officers.
Thane doctor gets cheated of ₹3.84 crore, was promised high financial returns by 3 men
A doctor from Thane, Maharashtra, lost ₹3.84 crore to a scam promising profits from a municipal con…
63-year-old Hyderabad man loses ₹50 lakh after joining WhatsApp group for stock market investment advice
A 63-year-old man from Hyderabad lost ₹50 lakh in a stock trading scam carried out through a WhatsA…
UPI refund to digital arrest scam, here are some online scams you need to be aware of
The internet has revolutionised daily life in India, making digital payments convenient. However, f…
Meet the new AI grandmother that can scam the scammers on your behalf
"Scambaiting" is when the target of a scam knowingly plays along to waste the scammer's time. Now t…
Kenneth Niemeyer
"He collected our passbooks in September": Odisha postmaster allegedly siphons Rs 50 lakh from depositors
A postmaster in Odisha's Jajpur district has disappeared after allegedly stealing around Rs 50 lakh…
Truecaller can now detect if the caller is using AI – How to use it to prevent AI call scams
Artificial intelligence (AI) has very quickly become an important tool that makes it easier to get …
Banks and the federal government point fingers as Americans lose billions to online scams
Banks and the federal government are debating the best way to address rampant online scams, which h…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Here are the most common election scams and how to keep yourself safe
The presidential election is getting closer and scammers are taking advantage. Here are the top ele…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Mumbai woman loses Rs 6 lakh to cyber fraud while trying to save Rs 5,000 — here’s how to avoid such scams
What started as a simple attempt to withdraw Rs 5,000 from an ATM ended with her losing Rs 6 lakh t…
Bengaluru woman accuses KIA’s lounge of credit card scam after losing over Rs 87,000
The alleged scam involved capturing her facial recognition details and setting up call forwarding. …
10 financial scams that shook India: A dive into deception
From Ponzi schemes to bank frauds, the Indian government and investors have fallen victim to many f…
USSD-based call forwarding to be suspended soon to curb fraud
Online fraud has been on the rise in the country, with several instances of fraud resulting from ca…
Noida woman tries getting her sim card converted into e-sim, ends up losing Rs 27 lakh
A 44-year-old woman from Noida fell victim to an eSIM scam, losing ₹27 lakh and becoming the target…
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
Currency notes with Anupam Kher picture used to con bullion trader of 2.1 kg gold
Thakkar filed a complaint with the Navrangpura police station, detailing how he was tricked into…
PTI
Americans are losing more money to crypto scams than ever
Americans lost $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, a 45% increase, the FBI said.
Kenneth Niemeyer
A former real-estate agent and her husband had to dip into retirement savings to buy a house after being scammed out of $63,000
Laurie and Rich Ramelow fell victim to a scam and lost $63,000 when buying a house in Texas. They h…