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After the victim clicked on the invitation, the malicious APK file got downloaded in his mobile phone, giving its access to the cyber criminals.

Pune businessman duped of Rs 5.3 lakh after clicking on 'wedding invitation link'

June 14, 2026 7:51 pm

Police suspect the cyber fraudsters sent a fake digital wedding invitation to the victim. This invitation was actually an “Android Application Package (APK) file” designed for hacking mobile phones.

‘Even if they fly to Japan’: 3 Japanese booked in Ludhiana over Rs 61-lakh machinery fraud

June 14, 2026 12:27 pm

The police booked three Japanese nationals and two others after a Ludhiana manufacturer alleged they had not returned farm machinery given in good faith.

CBI Pension Prevention of Corruption Act EPFO Special Judge

Delhi court holds 9 guilty for Rs 83 lakh EPFO defraud

June 08, 2026 6:02 pm

A Delhi special judge convicted persons accused of scamming EPFO by using non-existent employees and false pension benefits claims to systematically siphon off public funds.

The risk is amplified by the normalisation of app-based payments and instant approvals, which gives fraudsters a narrow but critical window to execute high-value transactions.

Techie loses 4.76 lakh after clicking fake traffic challan link; fraudsters buy 4 high-end phones

June 07, 2026 9:42 pm

An FIR in the case was registered at Alandi police station under Pimpri Chinchwad police on Saturday by the 30-year-old resident of Khed taluka who works for an IT company.

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‘Painful to see advocates do it’: Why court ordered scrutiny of fake claim petitions in Chhattisgarh

June 01, 2026 3:04 pm

Hearing pre-arrest bail pleas filed by two advocates, the Chhattisgarh High Court instructed principal district and sessions to report instances involving fake claim cases that come to their notice.

Byju's founder Byju Raveendran sentenced to 6 months in jail by Singapore court for contempt over asset disclosure

May 27, 2026 4:43 pm

A Singapore court has sentenced Byju's founder Byju Raveendran to six months in jail for contempt, in a case brought by Qatar Holdings, a subsidiary of QIA.

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Scripted conversations, pseudonyms used: How fraud call centre in Ahmedabad posed as Dubai firm

May 26, 2026 9:01 pm

Investigators found the tech-savvy syndicate used fake international numbers and mock rehearsals to dupe victims into paying massive security deposits for bogus Dubai-based business ventures.

1 complaint, a mule account and 14 states: Unravelling of a Rs 152-crore cyber scam

May 17, 2026 1:22 pm

A simple investment fraud complaint in Nizamabad led police to uncover a network of 46 mule bank accounts linked to crimes in 14 states.

ICE said the OPT component of the student visa programme has "become a magnet for fraud" and has been the subject of many investigations by the Department of Homeland Security.

Indians among 10,000 foreign students flagged by US ICE in 'OPT visa misuse' probe

May 13, 2026 3:37 pm

Federal investigators uncovered thousands of students linked to suspect employers, with some "ghost offices" allegedly being managed remotely from India in violation of visa rules.

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‘Public service can’t be instrument of fraud’: Supreme Court on constable joining 2 police forces with fake ID

May 11, 2026 3:33 pm

The Supreme Court made the observation while restoring an order dismissing a constable who allegedly secured jobs in the Bihar and Jharkhand police but remained unauthorisedly absent.