Evasion Strategy and New Identity in Basti While staying under the radar in Basti, Visarjan took up employment as an agent selling life insurance policies to earn a regular livelihood and mask his past criminal activities. Investigators assigned to track…
Tribunal upholds seven-year ban on accountant linked to R70 million investment scheme A chartered accountant has lost his bid to overturn a seven-year debarment imposed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after helping market an unauthorised investment scheme that raised…
A 41-year-old man in Limassol has reportedly lost $280,000 after falling victim to an online cryptocurrency investment scam, according to police. The man filed a complaint with the Limassol Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday, 5 November, reporting that he had been defrauded…
Nearly 30 retail investors have allegedly lost more than ₹100 crore in a suspected trading scam involving Bengaluru-headquartered fintech platform Stockal Securities, after their accounts were reportedly accessed without authorisation and their US stock portfolios liquidated, Moneycontrol reported. The news outlet reported…
KUALA LUMPUR: A 66-year-old female retiree was cheated of RM342,000 after falling victim to an online "casino investment" syndicate based in Singapore. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Khairul Anuar Khalid said the victim was first targeted on social media, where a…
The Stockal controversy has raised questions about the safeguards available to Indian residents investing in overseas stocks through global investment platforms, particularly who holds their securities and how client assets are protected against operational failures or unauthorised transactions. Against this…
IPOH: A company supervisor in Hilir Perak lost nearly RM144,000 after falling victim to a bogus share investment scheme advertised on social media. Perak Police Chief Comm Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the victim lodged a report at the Hilir…
PUNE: A 47-year-old software engineer from Pune has allegedly lost ₹2.17 crore in an online investment scam involving a fraudulent trading application, WhatsApp groups and forged regulatory credentials. The case highlights how cybercriminals use social media advertisements and fabricated investment platforms…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Cyber Department has reportedly arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with an alleged online stock-investment fraud involving ₹4.97 lakh. The complainant, a 42-year-old resident of Kalyan, Maharashtra, reported the alleged loss as part of a case that remains…
Pune Police have registered a case against 23 individuals accused of cheating at least 22 investors of approximately ₹14.7 crore through a cryptocurrency investment scheme promising unusually high returns. The case was registered at Bund Garden police station following a complaint from a…
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