Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a chargesheet in the court against a man in the Cambodia job scam case, officials said on Saturday. The accused have been booked for luring youth with a fake overseas employment promise. The victims were lured with the promise of a job with Rs 90,000 monthly wages as computer operators.Officials said the victims were forced into online scamming after reaching Cambodia.A statement issued by the crime b…
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Bengaluru, July 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a charge sheet in a Special Court in Bengaluru against an infra development firm and its director over fraudulent activities related to a housing project, an official said on Friday. The charge sheet, filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (CBI cases) at Bengaluru, accused Ozone Urbana Infra Developers Private Limited and its director of offences, including criminal conspiracy, cheating and criminal breach of tr…
Boston, July 15 (IANS) The Consulate General of India in Boston has issued a public advisory warning members of the Indian diaspora and other residents about a rise in fraudulent calls from scammers impersonating officials of Indian diplomatic missions and law enforcement agencies.Sharing the advisory on X, the Consulate said: “Scam Alert! India in Boston has seen reports of fraudsters impersonating Indian Embassy/Consulate officials/ spoofing official telephone numbers! Please see the advisor…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A case of alleged fraud involving nearly Rs 29.83 lakh withdrawn from the bank account of a deceased account holder has come to light at an Axis Bank branch on Tardeo Road in Mumbai, prompting a police investigation.According to Mumbai Police, the alleged fraud took place in the account of Vimla Patil, a deceased customer. Preliminary investigation has revealed that a Customer Request Form (CRF) bearing forged signatures in the name of the deceased was allegedly submitted …
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told on Friday that it had filed a charge sheet against VRM Business Services Private Limited, a Kolkata-based Information Technology (IT) firm and its directors, Rajesh Goenka and others accused of running an illegal call centre and siphoning crores of rupees from common people. The charge sheet had been filed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, a statement issued by ED claimed.”Earlier, the ED had …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) In a significant development in its ongoing investigation into large-scale fraud involving homebuyers, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed its 13th chargesheet against Rudra Buildwell Projects Pvt. Ltd. and its director in connection with alleged fraudulent activities related to a housing project in Greater Noida. According to the CBI, the investigation revealed that the accused builder company and its director, as part of a criminal conspiracy, all…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested the then senior accounts officer of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) in connection with the misappropriation of government funds from the Board’s account maintained with the Sector 32, Chandigarh branch of IDFC First Bank. Parveen Kumar was arrested after the investigation revealed that the bank account used for wrongdoings was opened by him in a clandestine manner, without any record or approval in th…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) After the Centre issued a notice to Meta over the proposed rollout of its username feature on WhatsApp, the Meta-owned company said that to protect against impersonation, “we’ve held the highest-profile names like public figures, government entities, celebrities and verified Meta accounts” so they can only be claimed by their legitimate owners.The government earlier directed Kunal Shah-run WhatsApp to explain the username feature within three days and refrain from …
Surat/Gurugram, June 30 (IANS) The Surat Cyber Crime Police have uncovered an alleged nationwide fraud operated through a Gurugram-based call centre after a woman was allegedly cheated of more than Rs 1.77 crore over five months on the promise of weight-loss treatment. The investigation led to the arrest of four people, a raid on a call centre employing around 100 to 150 staff, and the identification of a suspected network that investigators believe may have defrauded victims of hundreds of cror…
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Thursday alleged that a massive fraud amounting to Rs 225 crore has taken place under the state’s Gruha Lakshmi scheme, terming it a case of “state-sponsored cybercrime”, and demanding an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and central cybercrime agencies. Addressing a press conference, Ashoka stated that a massive Rs 225 crore government…