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Rs. 1.75 lakh became Rs. 9.75 lakh: How Bengaluru techie fell for a fake trading app
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (229+ words) deccanherald.com BENGALURU, DHNS: A software engineer from western Bengaluru was swindled of Rs 9.75 lakh in an online trading and investment scam..The cyberfraudsters posed as representatives of Finsol Securities Private Limited, a legitimate financial services company incorporated in Ahmedabad,…...
Beware! Fake pension card scam puts your personal data at risk: Here is how to stay safe
16+ hour, 22+ min ago (242+ words) The government has recently warned the pensioners in the country about a new fake pension card scam via its official X account of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre. The authorities shared a post stating, ‘Fake pension benefits can look convincing....
Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expert
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (132+ words) The case was among over 50 investment scams reported in Hong Kong last week, with total losses approaching HK$30 million An 80‑year‑old woman has lost HK$6 million (US$764,772) to a fake investment expert she met online, Hong Kong police have…...
Over 50 investment frauds cost nearly HK$30 million
16+ hour, 34+ min ago (404+ words) 21st September 2026 – (Hong Kong) Law enforcement agencies took more than 50 investment fraud reports in the past week, with combined losses of nearly HK$30 million, including an elderly retiree who handed over more than HK$6 million of her life savings. One of…...
Elderly retiree duped out of $6m in Facebook investment scam
17+ hour, 49+ min ago (216+ words) Hong Kong police received more than 50 reports of investment scams over the past week, involving total losses of about HK$30 million, including an 80-year-old retiree who was tricked out of more than HK$6 million. In a social media post on…...
Retired teacher hands over ATM cards, wife's gold necklace in RM15k scam
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Aiden Pleterski's $40M fraud trial starts Oct. 5 — the one check his investors skipped before handing over money
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (477+ words) The self-proclaimed "Crypto King," Aiden Pleterski, is set to stand trial in October 2026 on fraud and money laundering charges tied to more than $40 million investors say he never got back. If you've ever considered handing money to someone promising outsized,…...
Pension trap tightens grip, two retirees conned of Rs 37L
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (300+ words) The Times of India Nagpur: A pension cyber fraud is conning the elderly with offers of fake pension cards, revised pensions and extra benefits, before emptying their savings.At least two superannuated men in the city together lost Rs 37 lakh…...
Fake investment firm, WhatsApp groups used to dupe Gujarat man of Rs 1.46 crore; two held
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (517+ words) Valsad, Sep 16 (IANS) Two more persons have been arrested in connection with an alleged cyber fraud in which a Valsad resident in Gujarat was duped of Rs 1.46 crore through a fake investment platform and WhatsApp groups promising high returns from…...
Gujarat man duped of Rs 1.46 crore by fake investment firm, 2 held
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (516+ words) Valsad, Sep 16: Two more persons have been arrested in connection with an alleged cyber fraud in which a Valsad resident in Gujarat was duped of Rs 1.46 crore through a fake investment platform and WhatsApp groups promising high returns from share-market…...