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  Ukraine: Pro-Zelenskyy business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky arrested for fraud, money laundering

  World | September 03, 2023 18:21 IST

  The ongoing probe against Kolomoisky will also focus on his alleged role in laundering half a billion Ukrainian hryvnia ($130.5 million) between 2013 and 2020.

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  Adani Group rejects new reports of alleged Mauritius-based opaque funds invested in stocks

  Business | August 31, 2023 11:15 IST

  Citing review of files from multiple tax havens and internal Adani Group emails, OCCRP said its investigation found at least two cases where the 'mysterious' investors bought and sold Adani stock through such offshore structures.

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  How to save yourself from UPI fraud? Guide

  Technology | May 30, 2023 10:32 IST

  UPI fraud cases have surged in recent years. In 2021-22, there were 84,000 cases, increasing from 77,000 in 2020-21. The fiscal year 2022-23 witnessed over 95,000 cases, nearly doubling within a year.

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  Buy 1, Get 1 offer: Delhi woman falls prey to 'free thali' deal, loses Rs 90,000 online

  Delhi | May 27, 2023 11:35 IST

  A woman, who works as a senior executive at a bank, informed police that one of her relatives informed her about the offer on Facebook after she was scammed over a free thali offer.

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  39% Indian families experienced online financial fraud, reveals survey

  May 02, 2023 15:29 IST

  The largest group of 23% of respondents in the survey showed to have encountered credit or debit card fraud while 13% indicated fraud by buying, selling, and classified site clients.

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  ChatGPT related scams: Fraudulent AI chatbot apps demanding subscription fees

  Technology | April 20, 2023 20:04 IST

  An increase of 910 per cent in monthly registrations for domains related to ChatGPT between November 2022-April 2023 was noticed. The researchers also detected more than 100 daily detections of ChatGPT-related malicious URLs captured from traffic seen in its Advanced URL Filtering system.

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  Jack Dorsey’s net worth drops $526 million after Hindenburg report

  Business | March 24, 2023 13:26 IST

  Jack Dorsey news: Payment and mobile banking services company, Block Inc, co-founded by Jack Dorsey, has been accused by Hindenburg Research of allowing fraudulent accounts to proliferate on its Cash App platform, resulting in illegitimate revenue and exaggerated user metrics.

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  UP: 3 arrested in Gorakhpur for defrauding people with foreign job offer

  Uttar Pradesh | February 10, 2023 19:34 IST

  Uttar Pradesh: The accused were identified as Khurshid Ansari and Jameel Khan, both belonging to Deoria, and Dinesh Paswan of Siddharthnagar.

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  Umesh Yadav falls victim to fraud worth Rs 44 lakh by ex-manager, know details

  Cricket | January 21, 2023 18:47 IST

  A police official said a case was registered against Shailesh Thakre for cheating on a complaint lodged by Yadav.

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  Dubai-based businessman accuses son-in-law of cheating him of Rs 107 crore

  Crime | November 25, 2022 16:25 IST

  Dubai-based NRI businessman Abdul Lahir Hassan alleged that his son-in-law Muhammad Hafiz managed to obtain ownership of some of his properties.

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  Odisha Police busts income tax refund racket, arrests one from Haryana

  India | September 14, 2022 17:47 IST

  The EOW sleuths arrested the person on September 9. He was produced before the Court of J.M.F.C, Faridabad, and brought to Bhubaneswar on transit remand the police said.

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  Mastermind of China-linked shell companies arrested while attempting to flee India

  India | September 11, 2022 11:09 IST

  Dortse has "clearly emerged as the mastermind" of the whole racket, a Ministry of Corporate Affairs statement said on Sunday. The arrest, however, was made on September 10.

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  Fraudsters send fake WhatsApp messages in CEO Adar Poonawalla's name, dupe SII of over Rs 1 crore

  India | September 11, 2022 7:38 IST

  Pune news: The fraudsters duped the SII in the name of the institute's CEO Adar Poonawalla. The incident came to light only after a hefty amount of Rs 1.1 crore was transferred by one of the directors, Satish Deshpande.

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  Banks to spend additional $31 billion on 'artificial intelligence' to reduce frauds

  Business | August 07, 2022 12:52 IST

  "In the process of coming up with digital products and services, new channels, and new payment methods, businesses might be overestimating the adequacy of their current defense mechanisms against fraud," said Michael Araneta, Associate Vice President, IDC Financial Insights.

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  Indian-American sentenced to three years of imprisonment for defrauding senior citizens

  India | August 01, 2022 10:49 IST

  According to federal prosecutors, the Indian-American used a phoney Indian passport, false name, and false address to open multiple bank accounts in the US

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  Fresh CBI FIR against Mehul Choksi in Canara Bank fraud of Rs 55.27 crore

  India | July 14, 2022 20:11 IST

  CBI FIR against Mehul Choksi: The agency has also booked Bezel Jewellery and its whole-time directors, including Choksi, Chetna Jhaveri, Dinesh Bhatia and Milind Limaye.

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  WhatsApp Scam: Beware of free UK Visa fraud!

  Technology | July 06, 2022 15:32 IST

  WhatsApp users have been getting the reports about the new fraud makers who have been using the platform and have started sharing a message which states about the employment needs in the UK.   

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  SC lifts stay on probe against Sahara Group companies by Serious Fraud Investigation Office

  India | May 26, 2022 13:11 IST

  A vacation bench of justices DY Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi allowed the appeal filed by the SFIO against the high court order.

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  Cybercriminals dupe Sonam Kapoor's father-in-law Harish Ahuja of Rs 27 crore, 10 arrested

  Celebrities | March 12, 2022 13:36 IST

  The Police said that Sonam Kapoor's father-in-law Harish Ahuja has become a victim of a highly innovative cyber fraud. The operation to nab the criminals has been on since July last year and so far 10 have been arrested.

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  Shark Tank India's Ashneer Grover shares pic of his bed on floor refuting 'lavish lifestyle' claims

  TV | March 03, 2022 14:32 IST

  Shark Tank India's Ashneer Grover is embroiled in a controversy at BharatPe. He and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover are alleged to have diverted the company's funds for their 'lavish lifestyle'. Both of them have been sacked by the company.