Bengaluru: A 22-year-old student lost around Rs 3.5 lakh to an online investment scam that lured him through a misleading deepfake video of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman circulating on Facebook.

City-based jeweller Aditya Jain has been booked by Division Number 8 police for allegedly siphoning off ₹11.10 crore from a Mohali businessman under the pretext of gold trading, following a high court ...

The scam call started like any other — confident voice, fake authority, urgent threats. But this time, the “victim” wasn’t who they thought. What follows is a complete reversal, as the scammers slowly ...

Mangaluru: A 39-year-old man filed a complaint alleging that he was cheated of Rs 12.5 lakh by fraudsters who lured him into investing in an online trading platform promising high returns.According to ...

SEOUL-South Korea and Brazil have agreed to strengthen cooperation to crack down on scams in which perpetrators impersonate South Koreans or spread false information about K-pop performances and ...

Noida: A resident of Noida was allegedly duped of ₹64.59 lakh after being lured into a fraudulent forex trading scheme that promised assured returns, the police said on Friday. The alleged fraud ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The DeWitt Township Police Department is warning residents after a local victim lost thousands of dollars in a gold-purchase scam. The scheme was initiated by a fraudulent ...

Tali writes about scams and consumer rights for Which? delving into fraud, technology and consumer rights topics to keep readers safe and empowered. Scareware pop-ups, or notifications, suddenly ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

You may think you can spot a crypto scam from a mile away. But what if the pitch comes from what looks like an official Google AI assistant, answering your questions in real time and showing projected ...