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Dubai Police arrest gang posing as officials to access UAE PASS and scam victims

Khaleejtimes 26 Mar 2025
The Anti-Fraud Centre at the ... The Anti-Fraud Centre urged community members to refrain from sharing personal or confidential data over the phone, even if callers claim to be from official entities.
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‘WhatsApp messages helped uncover ₹200 crore in tax evasion’: Nirmala Sitharaman defends Income Tax Bill

Hindustan Times 26 Mar 2025
Addressing the Lok Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman said granting tax authorities access to digital records is crucial for addressing tax evasion and financial fraud. “Encrypted messages on mobile phones led to unearthing ₹250 crore unaccounted money ... ....
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Police arrest 2 fraudsters in 20-lakh UPI ‘hijack scam’

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
The duo, linked to over 100 similar fraud cases across the city, used stolen mobile phones to gain access to banking apps and initiate transactions ... Gagan, a BTech dropout, purchased lost or stolen phones.
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One Senior Place: How can I make sure my personal information is protected?

Florida Today 25 Mar 2025
AARP reports that identity fraud cost Americans $43 billion in 2023, and the numbers just keep going up ... such as a code sent to your phone ... Seniors are often targeted by Medicare scams or phone fraud.
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Social Security under Trump: 5 warning signs to watch

Lamar Ledger 25 Mar 2025
On March 12, SSA announced that it would no longer process changes to direct deposit by phone, saying, “Approximately 40 percent of Social Security direct deposit fraud is associated with someone ...
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New DNA testing in 1994 Boulder murder supports innocence claim, defense attorney says

Daily Camera 24 Mar 2025
Later, they alleged Clark, then 19, dreamed of joining the Marine Corps and believed he could not do so if he was caught committing check fraud, so he killed Grisham in an attempt to cover it up.
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Illegal Iraqi migrant avoids deportation because he lost his phone and ID | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 23 Mar 2025
The man, who allegedly left Iraq while facing arrest for exam fraud, claimed an 'agent' had thrown away his ID and phone, meaning he would not be able to get in touch with family members if deported.
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Migrant avoids deportation because he lost his phone

AOL 23 Mar 2025
An illegal Iraqi migrant who fled his country over his part in an alleged exam fraud has avoided deportation after claiming a people smuggler threw away his ID and phone.
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TGCSB warns firms about cyber frauds, impersonation scams

The Siasat Daily 23 Mar 2025
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has issued a public advisory warning corporate offices and IT companies across the state about a rising trend in cyber fraud involving impersonation scams targeting accounts and finance personnel.
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‘Just too trusting’: North metro woman shares bank scam story in hopes of sparing others

Pioneer Press 23 Mar 2025
Lisa Hippe’s nightmare started on March 5 with a “FRAUD ALERT” text from “Chase Security” asking whether she had charged $727.34 at Target ... He told me to keep him on the phone and take my phone into the bank so he could listen.
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Cyber fraudsters impersonate SBI staffers, cheat man of Rs 1L

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
Motilal clicked on the link, and within a few seconds, his phone got hacked ... He was only able to make normal phone calls. He realised that it was a fraud call and called the bank's customer care and ...
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Are these Britain's worst teachers? From smuggling drugs into prisons to joking about sex with ...

The Daily Mail 23 Mar 2025
Williams was jailed for 30 months in October 2023, having pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to convey banned articles into prison, possession of articles for use in fraud, and a communications offence relating to the prison phone calls ... .
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Ticket black marketing: 3 held ahead of opening match

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
It was then he lodged a complaint against the gang,' said a senior officer of Kolkata Police.'We have also received multiple complaints via email and phone calls regarding online frauds ... online frauds.
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Is AI the key to stopping nuisance calls? O2's 'suspected scam' alerts flag 50MILLION per month

This is Money 22 Mar 2025
'With more than 50 million suspected nuisance and scam calls now being flagged every month, we're empowering O2 customers in the fight against fraud, arming them with important information when deciding whether to pick up the phone.'.
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Is AI the key to stopping nuisance calls? O2's 'suspected scam' alerts flag 50MILLION per ...

The Daily Mail 22 Mar 2025
'With more than 50 million suspected nuisance and scam calls now being flagged every month, we're empowering O2 customers in the fight against fraud, arming them with important information when deciding whether to pick up the phone.'.
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