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Former Army personnel duped of Rs 83 lakh through ‘Digital Arrest’ scam; Here’s what the scam is and how it is looting people of...

Siddhi Somani - 24 October, 2024

'Digital arrest' is a method used by cybercriminals to confine victims to their houses to defraud them. The perpetrators create fear in the minds of internet users by making audio or video calls.

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GST fraud exposed: Rs 135 crores embezzled by making fake bills of Rs 925 crores, 7 including Tasleem, Azim, Junaid arrested

OpIndia Staff - 25 September, 2024

GST was stolen by issuing fake bills through bogus companies. The commission for issuing GST bills was not put in the company's account but was collected through Hawala.

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‘I kept sending him money, he kept claiming payment failures’: How a Bengaluru techie lost Rs 68 lakhs trying to sell a used bed...

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2023

The police have registered a case based on the victim's complaint under the Information Technology Act and IPC sections 419 (cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property).

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Beware! Frauds posing as genuine banking service providers can trick you on social media: Here’s what is happening

Pallav - 6 December, 2022

Bank fraud has become a common crime in the world with thousands of people falling prey to scamsters daily.

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From overstating expenses to siphoning off of the profits: What the Income Tax dept raids at Dainik Bhaskar group offices revealed

OpIndia Staff - 25 July, 2021

On Thursday, the Income Tax officials had conducted raids at 20 residential and 12 business premises belonging to the Dainik Bhaskar group spread over nine cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bhopal, Indore, Noida and Ahmedabad.

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