Deepfakes Taking Over Your Social Media Feed?
Ever scroll through social media and see something that makes you do a double take? Like yourfavorite singer dissing another artist in a crazy rant?Woah, pump the breaks! It might be a deepfake. Deepfakes are basically fake videos (and even audio!) created with some seriously powerful computer whiz-bangery. They can make it look like someone said […]
Flash Calls: The Superhero and Villain of App Verification?
Flash Calls ever interrupted your Daily Schedule? Have you ever signed up for an app and been frustrated by a seemingly endless verification process? You enter your phone number, wait for a call, then scramble to enter the code before it times out. What are Flash Calls? Flash calls are super short phone calls, often […]
Scams Ruining your Morning Tea? Online Grocery Scam Busted!
Scams while buying Online Groceries! You think you’re saving time by ordering groceries online, only to open the bag and find something funky lurking inside. No worries, refunds happen! But what if that refund turns into a major headache? A Bengaluru woman recently lost a whopping Rs 77,000 trying to return spoiled milk – all […]
Work-From-Home Fraud Busted !
Work From Home flexibility comes with new set of creeps: work-from-home fraudsters. These scammers are lurking online, waiting to steal your data and cash. Bummer, right? This blog is here to break it down for you, minus the techie jargon. We’ll show you the most common work-from-home frauds and how to dodge them like a boss […]
Fraud Via Video Call? Avoid Mysterious Calls Alert!
Cops are seeing a rise in something called video call fraud, and they want to make sure everyone’s safe. Here’s the deal: scammers might use video calls to trick you into giving up personal info or money.Have you gotten a random video call lately that made you scratch your head? You know, the one from […]
Crypto Scam On Swipe Left ? Love Scam Unfolds
Finding love online can be a gamble, but who knew it could also lead to a major crypto caper? Well, that’s exactly what happened to a guy named Naman Aggarwal in Gurugram. Buckle up, because this story is a cautionary tale for anyone swiping right while dreaming of digital riches. Love Match or Crypto Catch? […]
Cyber Fraud Alert: Rs 16 Crore Scam Busted & 4.4k Complaints Pour In
Cyber fraud is like that creepy relative you try to avoid at family gatherings – it’s everywhere! But hey, at least some good news came out of it this week. The authorities nabbed two cybercons linked to a whopping Rs 16 crore scam. Crazy, right? And guess what? That’s not all. Hold onto your virtual […]
Scam Scamming you? Hold On Before Investing
Ever scrolled through social media and see those ads promising to turn you into a millionaire overnight? Yeah, us too. But before you empty your savings for that “guaranteed high return” investment, beware! Scammers are lurking around every corner, just waiting to snatch your cash. Just recently, a woman in Ghaziabad got hit for a […]
Fraud Alert! Phony Accents Busted in Nationwide Scam
Ever get that call about scary fraud on your bank account? The guy on the other end sounds like he just stepped off a plane from London, right? Well, what if that accent was, well, totally fake? That’s what just happened with a crew of young folks in Kolkata, India. Turns out, they were running […]
Student by Day, Scam Kingpin by Night: Online Fraud Case Rocks Rajasthan
Imagine a college student, someone you’d expect to be buried in textbooks, is actually the mastermind behind a massive online fraud operation. That’s the shocking case of Yogesh Meena, a 21-year-old from Rajasthan who was arrested for training a network of 500 young people in the dark arts of online trickery. This story highlights the […]