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‘Is there a scam going on?’: US-based Indian couple alleges ‘duty-free fraud’ at Delhi airport
September 11, 2026 5:38 pm
Pooja Tomarr Sikarwar said staff scanned her nine-month-old baby’s and toddler’s passports after she bought liquor from the first duty-free store at T3.
2 women extorted businessmen in fake CBI raids. They knocked on wrong door
August 25, 2026 5:02 pm
According to police, the duo believed their targets would never approach the police because they would not want to disclose the source of unaccounted money.
A CEO’s photo, a zip file, a WhatsApp number. Then Rs 10 crore was gone
July 23, 2026 8:10 am
He had spent three decades at the company. The contact number saved on his phone had his boss's photo, his boss's name. For 13 days, nothing seemed wrong. What unravelled the fraud was a routine request for invoices, and what police found next, they had never seen before
NEET-UG 'scam' in Delhi: How gang of four tricked aspirants with fake practice papers
May 15, 2026 11:49 pm
The Delhi Police have arrested four men selling ‘question papers’ for Rs 25 lakh per student.
Fake ‘CBI Director’ drains Pune octogenarian of Rs 3.46 crore life savings in digital arrest scam
May 11, 2026 7:07 pm
A Pune octogenarian lost Rs 3.46 crore after cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officials placed him under a fake ‘digital arrest’ scam.
Liquor policy ‘scam’: Delhi HC awaits consent from senior counsel to represent Kejriwal, Sisodia, Pathak
May 08, 2026 6:05 pm
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma had said the court would appoint amicus curiae for the AAP leaders after decided to go legally unrepresented
After ‘Shalarth Scam’, details of over 5 lakh school staff uploaded online
March 11, 2026 10:28 pm
Education department officials said that this was the first time such documents were being made available for the public.
Digital arrest scams: Why are they still so rampant despite awareness?
February 23, 2026 9:06 am
Despite repeated advisories from the police, viral social media warnings, and growing media coverage, ‘digital arrest’ scams continue to trap victims across India. In this edition of The Safe Side, we will discuss why these scams are still so rampant.
Bengaluru police arrest 12 in Dubai-linked mule account scam, seize assets worth ₹1 crore
January 14, 2026 6:50 pm
The Bengaluru police said the accused targeted people facing financial distress, opened bank accounts in their names, and later misused the accounts to launder money.
'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.
SCAM VIDEOS
'Freedom 251' is a huge scam: Kirit Somaiya
February 19, 2016 5:54 am
Mumbai, Feb 19 (ANI): Only after 24 hours of the launch of the world's 'cheapest' phone, Freedom 251, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya on Friday said there is a huge scam involved in 'Freedom 251'. Somaiya added that he went through all the papers of the company and 'Freedom 251' doesn't have a licence. He further said the Centre has asked the UP Government to check the bonafide papers of the promoter and investors.
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