One click can wipe out your entire savings: Rise of counterfeit banking apps and how to stay safe

One click can wipe out your entire savings: Rise of counterfeit banking apps and how to stay safe

Two weeks ago, a man from Kerala’s Nedumbassery received a message on his phone. It appeared to be from his bank, a routine SMS with a link for a mobile banking update. He had recently withdrawn Rs 4 lakh from his Provident Fund to cover two major expenses: his wife’s upcoming delivery and the construction […]

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Online task scam: How job offers on Telegram, WhatsApp groups are driving people to extremes

Online task scam: How job offers on Telegram, WhatsApp groups are driving people to extremes

Bhumika Sorathia from Gujarat must have never thought joining a Telegram group would drive her to death.  Sorathia, a private bank employee at IIFL Bank, had joined a Telegram group that offered money in return for completing small tasks. Initially, she earned small sums as rewards, but was soon manipulated into investing larger amounts, and […]

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‘They knew my policy number’: The rise of fake insurance agents and how to spot them

‘They knew my policy number’: The rise of fake insurance agents and how to spot them

A Telangana man recently answered a call from an unknown number. This is something many of us are subjected to, at least three-four times every day. The caller claimed to be an agent of the insurance company that the man was already a customer of. The “agent” had all his details: his full name, registered […]

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A call that sounds like a loved one? Decoding the dangers of AI voice cloning scams

A call that sounds like a loved one? Decoding the dangers of AI voice cloning scams

On a quiet Delhi afternoon, Laxmi Chand Chawla’s phone rang. Since it was a call from an unknown caller, Chawla was reluctant, yet he answered. On the other end of the line, a man claiming to be a cop told Chwala that his nephew, Kapil, has been taken into custody over a sexual assault case. […]

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