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  Noida's 'Bike For You' ponzi scam accused held, 6 motorcycles recovered

  Crime | July 13, 2020 11:17 IST

  The Noida (Gautam Buddh Nagar) police on Sunday said it has arrested one person in connection with a ponzi scheme through which crores of rupees had been collected from gullible investors. The accused, Abhilaakh Singh alias Ashu, was absconding for a long time and was nabbed on Saturday from his home in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh by a team from Phase III police station here, officials said.

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  Air India might grant NoC to official involved in alleged salary scam

  India | June 15, 2020 8:45 IST

  Air India is likely to grant a no-objection certificate (NoC) and drop the investigation against the employee, who drew salary from both the national carrier and the DGCA for two years after being deputed at the aviation regulator.

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  ALERT: Fake websites offer 'lockdown discounts' on Mont Blanc pens

  Crime | May 23, 2020 18:37 IST

  The Maharashtra Cyber Cell has alerted people about websites operating in the name of Mont Blanc. These websites have been claiming to sell premium Mont Blanc pens at throwaway prices on "lockdown discounts."

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  Scam Alert: Amazon sends giant fake Apple AirPods to Dubai woman

  Technology | May 03, 2020 12:06 IST

  An online shopper in Dubai was left stunned when she ordered fake wireless Apple AirPods from Amazon and received the device which was even bigger that her head in size.

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  Coronavirus Fraud: Beware! Hackers can steal your personal data by posing as WHO officials

  India | March 18, 2020 18:17 IST

  Coronavirus outbreak has become a serious matter globally as well as India. People are taking precautions to shield themselves from the deadly virus. However, the general panic has also created space for hackers and fraudster to trick millions of people into disclosing their personal data.

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  Coronavirus cyber scam alert: How to stay safe, necessary checks

  Technology | March 12, 2020 17:10 IST

  Coronavirus is being taken as an opportunity by scammers and hackers. Here's how you can stay safe from such cyber attacks.

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  2 Karnataka IPS officers booked in IMA ponzi scam

  India | February 04, 2020 21:56 IST

  Two senior IPS-rank officers of the Karnataka cadre have been booked for their alleged role in the multi-crore IMA ponzi scam that rocked the state last year, a CBI official said on Tuesday.

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  UPI Frauds online: Here's how you can stay safe on apps like PhonePe, BHIM and more

  Technology | January 17, 2020 14:15 IST

  With UPI frauds on the rise, here are some tips you should keep in mind to avoid getting into scams on apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm and more.

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  Irrigation scam: Ajit Pawar files affidavit in court, says no need for CBI or ED probe

  India | January 15, 2020 6:33 IST

  Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has filed an affidavit in the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court in reply to petitions against him in the multi-crore irrigation scam, terming the allegations as "mala fide".

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  Facebook Scam: Here's how this man lost Rs 1 lakh over an online scam

  Technology | January 13, 2020 10:21 IST

  A man loses Rs 1 lakh while trying to sell his furniture on Facebook. Here's what happened.

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  Scholarship scam: CBI court sends 3 accused to judicial custody till Jan 8

  India | January 04, 2020 18:16 IST

  Three men arrested in connection with the over Rs 220-crore scholarship scam were on Saturday remanded to CBI custody till January 8, an agency spokesperson said. The investigative agency had Friday arrested former superintendent grade-II, Department of Higher Education (dealing with disbursement of scholarship) Arvind Rajta, vice chairman of KC group of institutions, Hitesh Gandhi and former head cashier at Central Bank of India, SP Singh.

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  Ajit Pawar again emerges shining clean in irrigation scam

  India | December 20, 2019 16:29 IST

  The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau has filed a fresh affidavit in the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench, giving a "clean chit" to senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar in alleged scams concerning a dozen irrigation projects under the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC).

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  ED attaches Rs 10-cr assets in 'Islamic banking' Bengaluru ponzi scam

  India | December 13, 2019 13:51 IST

  Assets worth over Rs 10 crore of a Bengaluru-based firm have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in connection with an alleged 'Islamic banking or halal investment' ponzi scam case, the ED said on Friday.

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  Man orders pizza from Zomato and falls victim to a phishing scam

  Technology | December 07, 2019 10:15 IST

  A Bengaluru based man ordered pizza from Zomato and got caught in a phishing scam. As a result, he lost Rs 95,000.

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  UP govt serves retirement notice to IAS officer over Noida plot allotment scam

  India | November 25, 2019 19:09 IST

  The Yogi Adityanath government has so far taken action including compulsory retirement against over 600 lax or corrupt government employees including officers. While over 200 officers and employees were given compulsory retirement, over 400 of them were suspended or demoted, officials said.

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  UPPCL scam: Abhinav Gupta in EOW custody

  India | November 13, 2019 9:58 IST

  Abhinav reportedly took commission for investing the EPF money of UPPCL employees in DHFL, a private company and invested the same in his real estate business.

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  EPF-scam: UP Power min minister defamation notice on PCC chief

  India | November 07, 2019 19:29 IST

  In case Lallu does not offer an apology, a case will be registered against him under the IPC, the minister warned.  

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  Two officials sent to 3-day police remand in EPF scam

  India | November 07, 2019 9:37 IST

  The officials accused in the scam invested over 4122 crore rupees of PF money into Deewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL). However, Rs 2267 crore of the EPF money is still with the company after the Bombay High Court stayed the payments of DHFL.  

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  EPF scam: Ex-UPPCL MD Mishra arrested

  India | November 05, 2019 11:01 IST

  Two senior officials -- the trust secretary P. K. Gupta and director finance Sudhanshu Dwiwedi-were also arrested late Saturday night.  

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  Civil supplies scam: SC restrains Chattisgarh govt from tapping phone

  India | October 25, 2019 18:43 IST

  The Supreme Court Friday restrained the Chhattisgarh government from interception of telephones of its top police officer Mukesh Gupta and his family and granted him protection from arrest in the cases lodged against him.