Investment Frauds
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'Money Heist' inspired online trading scam busted by Delhi cyber police; 3 held
Delhi | Nov 05, 2025, 06:49 PM ISTThe Cyber Police of Delhi’s North-East District have busted an online fraud gang that cheated people through a fake stock trading scheme. The gang tricked a man from Delhi into investing large sums of money by pretending to be part of a well-known financial firm.
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Telangana Cyber Security Bureau unmasks investment fraud: Know how to protect yourself
Technology | Jul 21, 2025, 12:00 PM ISTThe fraudsters targeted the investor through a messaging app and tricked him into downloading an investment app. The fraud was conducted from abroad.
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What is pig butchering scam? Here's how to protect yourself from fraud targeting housewives, student
India | Jan 02, 2025, 04:55 PM ISTThe investment scam mainly targets unemployed youth, students or housewives making them lose huge amounts of money on a daily basis.
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US court rejects Donald Trump's appeal to delay civil trial in property fraud case
World | Sep 29, 2023, 08:19 AM ISTTrump has been indicted in four cases - two of which concern his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential elections. Nevertheless, he remains the Republican frontrunner for next year's elections.
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Hyderabad Police arrest 9 in Rs 712 crore Chinese investment fraud
Hyderabad | Jul 23, 2023, 08:33 AM ISTThe complainant was offered a part-time job to ‘rate and review’ via a messaging app.
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WB, N-E hot-bed of investment frauds; NRIs major target: Probe
India | Apr 26, 2013, 02:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 26: Amid a raging controversy over alleged cheating of gullible investors by Saradha group, the regulators have found that West Bengal and North-Eastern states have become a hot-bed of such frauds and