Scam

Rising online frauds: Gurugram woman loses Rs 76 lakh in movie review scam

Citizens have been getting duped on the pretext of reviewing content and earning quick money

Mobile users to lose $58 bn in scam calls globally this year: Report

These losses will be driven by the increase in multifarious scam calls to deceive end users, such as unauthorised call forwarding or caller ID spoofing, with the end goal of financial gain

WBSSC publishes list of 3,478 Group C staff with manipulated marks

The WBSSC published on its website a list of 3,478 candidates who reportedly have qualified for appointment as non-teaching staff in different state-run schools through manipulation of marks

Go after the masterminds of teachers' scam: Judge to CBI officials

In reply, the CBI counsel informed the court that this is a major scam and often the accused persons are making deliberate attempts to mislead the investigators

Land for jobs case: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav being questioned by CBI

Land for jobs case: The examination of the Yadav comes a day after his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi was quizzed at her Patna residence by the agency for nearly five hours

Around 500,000 people potential victims to phishing scam in India: Tanla

About 30 crore people are vulnerable to phishing attacks in India, out of which 5 lakh potentially fall prey to scamsters, a top official of cloud communications firm Tanla Platforms said here. The Hyderabad-based company unveiled an anti-phishing platform during Mobile World Congress 2023 here to prevent phishing messages from reaching subscribers and is currently running trials on Vodafone Idea network. Speaking to PTI, Tanla Platforms Founder, Chairman and CEO D Uday Reddy said while the solution has been developed in India, the problem is global and Tanla has seen interest from other parts of the world. "As per our estimates, there are around 30 crore people in India who are vulnerable to phishing attacks out of which 5 lakh people potentially get scammed. We have noticed that only 7 per cent who get scammed report about the crime due to various reasons. Anti-phishing platform will detect the scam within a minute it is introduced in India," Reddy said. The platform was launched

Fraudsters hit LinkedIn with recruitment scam wave amid layoffs: Report

The platform has sought to block tens of millions of fake accounts in recent months, as regulators warn of a spike in job-related frauds

State scan: Big scam involving small politicians in Chhattisgarh

The issue has not posed a political challenge for Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel or the Congress

Teachers' scam: ED identifies lottery angle for conversion of money

Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal has reportedly procured some vital clues that hint towards the arrested youth TMC leader, Kuntal Ghosh.

Vital evidence surfaces on Rs 700 crore real estate scam in Mohali

Sources maintain that the NOC violates clause 20 of the sale-deed registration of the plot dated May 27, 1987

CBI gets Centre's sanction to prosecute Lalu Prasad in land-for-jobs scam

The agency submitted the sanction before a special court on Friday, they said

Property owned by irrigation dept scam's prime accused unfrozen by court

Gurinder Singh, main accused in Rs 1000 crore irrigation department scam has succeeded in getting properties which have market value of over Rs 150 crore, released with favourable order passed.

All you need to know about Theranos' former COO Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani

In what is considered to be one of the biggest frauds in Silicon Valley, Balwani was convicted on all 12 charges in July for his role at Theranos. He has been sentenced to a prison term of 13 years

WBSSC scam: Bengal govt moves SC against HC decision for fresh CBI probe

Bengal govt has moved Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court allowing fresh CBI probe to identify the people trying to influence the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC)

Excise policy scam: Delhi HC to hear Nair's plea on info leak to media

The Delhi High Court will hear on Monday a plea by businessman Vijay Nair, an accused in the Delhi excise policy scam case, claiming that sensitive information related to the matter was being leaked to the media by investigating agencies. Earlier, Justice Yashwant Varma had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to place before the court all press communications and releases put out by them in relation to the probe. Nair, who is in custody in a money laundering case being probed by the ED in relation to the alleged scam, is a former chief executive officer of an event management company and communication in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Earlier this month, he was granted bail by a trial court in the case also being probed by the CBI. Nair through his lawyer has argued before the high court that the case was at a critical stage and his rights as an accused are adversely affected when the details are released to the media. He h

ED grills ex-Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari in teacher recruitment scam

Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday interrogated former West Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari in connection with a teacher recruitment scam. Adhikari, who had been earlier been grilled by the CBI in the same case, arrived at the CGO complex of the ED office here in the morning to face questioning, sources in the agency said. The former minister of state for education is facing allegations of adopting illegal means to get her daughter Ankita appointed as a teacher in a state-run school in Cooch Behar district. The Calcutta High Court had earlier this year dismissed Ankita from job and asked her to return the salary she had drawn as a teacher since 2018. In August, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during a cabinet reshuffle, had dropped Adhikari from her ministry.

Electoral Bond scheme 'biggest scam' of free India: Raj CM Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday called electoral bonds the "biggest scam" in the history of independent India. His remark came days after the centre told the Supreme Court that the electoral bonds scheme was an absolutely transparent mode of political funding. Gehlot said that electoral bonds have been devised by the NDA government in such a way that not only it allows easy funnelling of money, but also ensures that no one can be blamed for it. He said that the Supreme Court should not delay judgement on the matter and should hold regular hearings. The CM also raised questions on the Election Commission of India's decision to hold Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly elections on different dates, saying such a move was not possible without indication from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The NDA government has come up with such a method that no one can be blamed. In the Supreme Court they (GoI) say that they have done the right thing

Anubrata Mondal, crime proceeds recipient in cattle scam: CBI charge sheet

CBI has filed a fresh charge sheet in the cattle smuggling scam case, wherein the central agency has named Trinamool Congress's Anubrata Mondal as the direct recipient of the proceeds of the scam

Scamsters posing as Adar Poonawala dupe Serum Institute of over Rs 1 crore

An FIR was launched against some unidentified persons for cheating the Serum Institute of India for more than Rs 1 crore, said the officials

Has Ravi Narain joined the list of fallen market heroes?

People like Harshad Mehta, Ketan Parekh, Ravi Narain and Chitra Ramakrishna had one thing in common - greed. Markets may not forgive them, but lessons can be drawn. Here's a look at their work