Online Fraud News

A New York widower lost $800,000 of his retirement savings in an online romance scam, leading to significant debt and tax issues. Authorities traced the stolen

An Instagram led to a cyber trap, resulting in a family from Madhya Pradesh losing Rs 98,000 within minutes.

Security researchers at Huntress have uncovered a sophisticated fake refund scam targeting Shopify users, where scammers hijack real Shopify notifications to tr

An 82-year-old man in Bengaluru was defrauded of ₹3.49 lakh by individuals posing as ECI officials for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) form verification. Exper

A man in Bengaluru lost ₹67,000 after sharing his bank details with a thief who had stolen his mother's phone on a train.

A forest officer in Bengaluru lost Rs 10 lakh after clicking on a fake wedding invitation link, falling victim to an online scam.

The Indian government plans to introduce standard rules for messaging platforms after opposing WhatsApp's proposed username feature, citing concerns about onlin

New UK proposals under the Online Safety Act will require major online platforms like Facebook and YouTube to ban scam advertisers and prevent them from creatin

IT Secretary S Krishnan announced that Meta-owned WhatsApp's response to the government's notice regarding its proposed 'username' feature is due today, followi