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'Digital arrest' of NRI among other cases help police unearth interstate cyber fraud racket; officers say several fell prey to traps

December 30, 2025 12:03 pm

Investigation revealed that the money was transferred into an account under the name of a partnership firm, M/s Varnav Infotech, in Punjab’s SAS Nagar.

Cyber investigators have said these crypto scams use the same modus operandi as that of the share trading scams.

Posing as fashion designer, crypto expert, fraudsters swindle man of Rs 1.3 crore

December 22, 2025 10:48 pm

Between July and September this year, the victim was manipulated into making over 23 transactions totalling Rs 1.32 crore on the pretext of investment in Tether, which is a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar and is also referred to as USDT.

'They promised 30% returns... Rs 19 crore gone': How a WhatsApp IPO scam trapped a 78-year-old in Delhi

December 22, 2025 9:31 pm

A septuagenarian businessman lost a whopping Rs 18.80 crore in the second biggest case of cyber fraud — and the biggest online ‘investment’ scam — ever reported in Delhi. This is his story.

Mark Zuckerberg led Meta has found itself in trouble time and time again.

Meta made over $3 billion from ad fraud on Facebook and Instagram: Report

December 18, 2025 3:02 pm

A Reuters investigation alleges that Meta allowed fraudulent ads to run on its platforms, generating billions in revenue despite internal warnings.

Mumbai TCS employee, lured into high stock market returns, loses 87 lakh in cyber fraud

December 13, 2025 2:11 pm

According to Mumbai police, the victim was added to a WhatsApp group with 104 members who regularly shared screenshots of their profitable investments.

An FIR in the case was registered by the Superintendent's 56-year-old husband, who retired from the shipping company.

Duped with offer of securing daughter's MBBS admission, Customs superintendent loses Rs. 33.53 lakh

December 06, 2025 8:31 pm

According to police, after paying the amount on the instructions of Rocky, whenever the family contacted them, they always gave vague answers.

Mumbai realtor, son booked for duping 18 investors of Rs 31.26 crore

December 04, 2025 10:35 am

According to the Mumbai police, the alleged scam came into light following a complaint from a pharma businessman who invested Rs 8.26 crore between April 2021 and May 2023 in a real estate project of the accused.

Apple to resist DoT order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds

December 03, 2025 8:43 am

The order caused a furore both inside and outside Parliament on Tuesday, with a number of lawmakers accusing the government of introducing an app that would act as a snooping tool.

2 held in job-cum-investment fraud of Rs 9.03 lakh in Chandigarh

October 30, 2025 10:07 am

The fraudsters initially sent small payments to gain her trust and later deceived her into depositing a total of Rs 9,03,011 on the pretext of “unlocking” and “repairing” her frozen account.

Police bust fake call centre in Sambhaji Nagar, 116 booked for duping foreign nationals

October 29, 2025 9:56 pm

The FIR has been registered in MIDC Cidco police station under the relevant sections of the BNS and IT act against the accused and further investigation is going on.