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Gulf Job Scams: How to Spot Fake Offers and Protect Yourself in UAE and Saudi Arabia As the Gulf continues to attract millions of job seekers, from local professionals to expatriates and international applicants, fraudulent job offers and fake recruitment schemes have become a persistent problem in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. These scams have…
NEW DELHI: 3 people were arrested in connection with the “digital arrest” of an NRI doctor couple, who were cheated of nearly Rs 15 crore at their residence in Greater Kailash-II. Among the accused were 2 individuals who provided their bank accounts to the scammers, while the third acted as a facilitator.The accused were identified…
AHMEDABAD: Cyberfraudsters put a 67-year-old retired man under “digital arrest” for six days by posing as officials of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Maharashtra cybercrime branch and even senior police officers, before cheating him of Rs 35.25 lakh.The complaint was filed with the cyberpolice of the Gandhinagar range on Wednesday by a resident…
DEHRADUN: A youngster from Bihar, misled by forged Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) results and a fake selection letter, reached the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie with his parents to begin training as an IAS officer, only to discover he had been duped by cybercriminals.Pushpesh Singh, 28, a resident of…
Berhampur. Cyber police recovered Rs 1.67 lakh out of Rs 7.7 lakh that was fradulently taken by cyber criminals from a woman in Berhampur about five months ago. The victim, an employee of a private bank, lodged the complaint in cyber police station on July 8 after she realised that she has been duped.Police said…
HYDERABAD: A promise of a Rs 2 crore lottery windfall, reinforced by the name of Mukesh Ambani and forged documents bearing the Prime Minister’s photograph, cost a 77-year-old Hyderabad woman nearly everything she had as cyber fraudsters siphoned off Rs 1.8 crore from her bank accounts over nine months.The Barkatpura resident approached Hyderabad cyber crime…
KANPUR: Kanpur police have arrested a Delhi-based businessman, Ravindra Nath Soni, for allegedly running a massive international investment scam that duped hundreds of Indians—both in India and in Dubai—of nearly Rs 970 crore. Investigators say the fraud spans multiple countries, involves cryptocurrency laundering, hawala routes, and may have national security implications. As on date, five…
BENGALURU: A 29-year-old software engineer alleged that a self-proclaimed Ayurvedic healer and an Ayurvedic medicine shop cheated him of Rs 48 lakh by selling him costly and harmful herbal products, claiming they would cure his sexual health problems.The complainant, a resident of Jnanabarathi and a native of Shivamogga district, is employed at a private firm…
‘An oversight, design error’: Al-Falah University’s 1st reaction to NAAC notice on outdated accreditation; duped students of over Rs 400 crore FARIDABAD: Al Falah University in Faridabad has responded to a show-cause notice issued by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), saying that the outdated accreditation displayed on its website was “an oversight.” The…
FARIDABAD: Crores of rupees were allegedly siphoned off by the Al-Falah trust to family-linked entities, with contracts for construction and catering awarded to companies owned by chairman Jawad Siddiqui’s wife and children, ED sources said.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al-Falah group — the entity that runs the…
