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IRS-Criminal Investigations report reveals 3.2B in COVID-19 fraud cases
- The IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) has investigated 975 tax and money laundering cases related to Covid fraud, resulting in alleged fraud of $3.2 billion.
- 458 individuals have been indicted, and 236 individuals have been sentenced to an average of 37 months in federal prison with a nearly 100% conviction rate.
- Types of fraud cases include PPP fraud, EIDL fraud, and UI fraud, where scammers targeted COVID-related relief programs.
- IRS-CI is the criminal investigative arm of the IRS responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, boasting a more than 90% conviction rate.
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Scamsters using mobile payment application to con you; here's how
- Scammers have recently executed a bank KYC and PAN scam resulting in the theft of ₹1 crore from 81 Mumbaikars in just 16 days.
- A new kind of online bank fraud has emerged, where fraudsters send money through mobile payment applications and ask for repayment, leading to potential malware phishing and human engineering scam.
- Pavan Duggar, who is advocate at Supreme Court as well, told Mobile payment application users to ask the caller to come to nearest police station and receive its money instead of giving the money back to the sender.
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French parents could be jailed from sharing pictures of their children on social media
- French lawmakers passed a bill that allows courts to prohibit parents from posting images of their children on social media.
- The bill would allow courts to prohibit parents from posting images of their youngsters online, with both parents being held responsible for their children’s image rights.
- This aims to protect under-age children who have no voice to speak against the images shared online by their parents.
- Parents need to be aware of the risks involved and should set their settings to private and only share images with family and friends.
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Woman seeking set-top-box recharge query loses ₹81,000 to online fraud
- A Mumbai woman lost around Rs 81,000 in a cyber fraud while seeking help with her set-top-box recharge.
- She found a helpline number online and contacted it, but received no response initially.
- The next day, a scammer posing as a customer care executive called her and convinced her to download a remote access application.
- The scammer then gained access to her smartphone and stole money from her bank account using her personal details and OTP.
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Man duped of Rs 15.3 lakh by cyber fraudsters on pretext of providing part-time job
- A man in Mangaluru was duped of Rs 15.3 lakh by cyber fraudsters who tricked him on the pretext of providing a part-time job.
- The fraudsters directed the victim to complete tasks to double his money and he lost Rs 15.3 lakh in multiple transactions between March 4 and 8.
- The victim approached the police and a complaint was registered, but no arrests have been made so far.
- Last month, an IT professional in Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad area was duped of Rs 8.25 lakh by cyber fraudsters offering her a job to give online reviews.
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KYC fraudster goes next level, sends free android phone to iPhone user; woman loses Rs 7 lakh
- A Mumbai woman was scammed out of ₹7 lakh while attempting to activate a credit card offered by a fraudster posing as a bank employee.
- The fraudster claimed that the credit card could only be activated using an Android device and sent the woman a free smartphone to complete the activation process.
- After using the phone to activate the card, the woman lost the money from her account, highlighting the importance of being cautious and verifying the legitimacy of any offers or requests for sensitive information.
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Man loses Rs 29 lakh while trying to buy iPhone on Instagram
- A man in New Delhi was allegedly scammed of Rs 29 lakh while trying to purchase iPhones on Instagram.
- He was lured in by massive discounts and contacted previous buyers to confirm the page's authenticity before making the purchase.
- The sellers asked for an advanced payment of Rs 28,000 and requested additional funds for customs and taxes, resulting in a total payment of Rs 28,69,850.
- An FIR has been filed, highlighting the growing trend of cybercrimes and online payment fraud in India.
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Actress & 39 other bank customers lose lakhs in phishing scam over 3 days
- A private bank in Mumbai fell victim to a phishing scam resulting in the loss of lakhs of rupees for 40 of its customers.
- The scam involved sending fake text messages with a link to update KYC and PAN details, which the customers clicked on, leading to their accounts being compromised.
- Among the victims was actress Shweta Menon, who lost money due to the scam.
- The incident highlights the need for individuals to exercise caution and be vigilant when receiving unsolicited messages or emails, especially when they involve sensitive financial information.
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Hilarious Revenge: Software engineer tricks scammer into paying for fake website
- A scammer pretended to be an HDFC Bank representative and sent a message to a man, saying his bank account had been disabled and he needed to link his account to his PAN card.
- The man, who is a software engineer, offered to redesign the scammer's website for 20k INR and sent a video of a fake HDFC Bank website to impress him.
- The scammer was impressed and tried calling the engineer twice, but he did not answer the call and texted him that he'd call him the next day.
- The engineer plans to create a FOMO scene to make the scammer pay and may even send him an audio tape with bad words in Hindi.
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Ashneer Grover accuses BharatPe co-founder of India's biggest data theft
- Ashneer Grover, the founder of Third Unicorn, has accused his former co-founder Bhavik Koladiya of stealing data of 150 million UPI users after leaving BharatPe.
- The API between Yes Bank, ICICI, Federal Bank, and BharatPe was used for collecting user data which Koladiya allegedly stole.
- Koladiya was previously convicted for credit card fraud in the US and was under house arrest for 18 months before being deported to India.
- Grover also claimed that Koladiya was caught flying to Gujarat from Delhi airport on a forged ticket, further highlighting his criminal activities.
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Cyber Fraud: Man attempts to recharge FASTag account, loses Rs 1 lakh
- A man from Udupi, Karnataka loses ₹99,997 in 5 transactions while trying to recharge his FASTag.
- He called a helpline number found on the internet, where a person claiming to be from 'Paytm FASTag' asked for an OTP.
- The police are working to trace the account where the money was transferred after the man was scammed while trying to recharge his FASTag.
- The KYC details from the bank will be used to identify the perpetrators once the account is located.
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Former Uber employee cheats company of Rs 1.17 crore
- An ex-employee of Uber has been charged for allegedly embezzling 1.17 crore rupees from the company.
- The individual is accused of creating 388 fake driver partner accounts and transferring money to them fraudulently.
- The fake profiles were connected to 18 bank accounts where the funds were transferred.
- An FIR was filed against the individual in Gurugram after an investigation by the Economic Offences Wing confirmed the validity of the allegations.
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Work-from-Home scam exposed: 30,000 people duped of Rs 200 cr, 3 arrested
- Three individuals have been arrested by Delhi Police for defrauding over 30,000 people in a work-from-home scam, resulting in a total loss of Rs 200 crore.
- Following the arrests, police discovered that the website used by the scammers was located in China and the financial transactions were made to companies based in Dubai.
- The police began investigating the case after receiving a complaint from a woman on September 26th of last year.
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Scammers exploit unemployment crisis with new plan to empty job seekers' bank accounts
- Mass layoffs continue with the new year, with scammers exploiting the situation to target job seekers' bank accounts.
- Scammers posing as employers offer fake jobs to unemployed, ask them to like YouTube videos for ₹50 to generate extra income.
- Frauds posing as employers request personal data and payment in exchange for fake job opportunities.
- Scammers are using various platforms, such as LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Facebook, to lure victims and claim they can earn up to ₹5,000 per day.
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Users of PornHub infected with Virus after cybercriminals release malware
- People across the US, UK and Australia have reportedly been exposed to a hard-to-detect virus known as Kovter due to their PornHub browsing.
- According to news.com.au, after visiting the adult website, users are shown fake pages for software updates such as Google Chrome or Firefox.
- This particular type of malware is known as 'malvertising' as it causes more dodgy ads to spread, leading to more victims of the attack.
- This type of malware attack is capable of infecting Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer.
- If you think your computer has been compromised, best to get it checked by a professional.
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