The police have issued an urgent warning over a surge in fraudulent messages circulating on social media and mobile phones, falsely claiming recipients owe money for traffic violations.Authorities say ...

We talked with cybersecurity experts to understand what to do with those texts and emails about packages you're expecting to ...

The school education department has also recommended a special investigation team investigate the role of the 12 schools’ management and teachers in the alleged scam Mumbai: Maharashtra’s ...

is warning the public about a surge in fraudulent companies using social media to scam job seekers. "With the growth of social media as a key platform for advertising and recruitment, fake ...

McAfee’s study reveals that while 86% of Indians research common travel scams, almost half (47%) still fall for them. That’s not just a statistic — it’s a wake-up call. From fake payment ...

WELL, SCAMMERS KNOW THAT TOO, AND THAT’S WHY THEY TRY TO PULL OFF SCAMS LIKE THIS. A VIEWER SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE SHE GOT CLAIMING THAT HER RESUME HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED TO A REMOTE WORK ...

Scammers are playing the long game. That's one of the key takeaways in the Better Business Bureau's new risk report, which analyzes reports made to its scam tracker in 2024 and determines which ...

Mumbai: Mumbai Police have issued an alert about scammers posing as Income Tax (I-T) officers or tax agents and sending fake emails and ... for personal details over SMS, WhatsApp or email ...

Pune: Vehicle owners rushing to get high-security registration number plate (HSRP) for their vehicles are being scammed by cybercrooks creating fake websites, said police. The Pimpri Chinchwad ...

The "smishing" scam ... using fake text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information or sending money to cybercriminals. Smishing combines SMS – or short ...

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