TRAI is not calling: Scammers impersonating officials are fooling even the smartest

TRAI is not calling: Scammers impersonating officials are fooling even the smartest

In a chilling case from Chandigarh, an elderly woman lost over Rs 2.5 crore to fraudsters who posed as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). They accused her of links to criminal activity and claimed an FIR had been filed against her. The situation escalated […]

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P2P scams: How they can drain your money through UPI in just seconds

P2P scams: How they can drain your money through UPI in just seconds

Anindya’s phone rang with an unknown number. She hesitated but picked up anyway. The man on the line said he was a friend of her dad’s, sounding a bit stressed. She’d heard his name before, so it didn’t seem off. He said he was facing a family emergency and needed some financial help and called […]

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Fudging reality: A new reality of fake profiles and platform gaming

Fudging reality: A new reality of fake profiles and platform gaming

How an innocuous profile led Baid down a digital rabbit hole of fake profiles and gaming of platforms like IMDb How an innocuous profile led Baid down a digital rabbit hole of fake profiles and gaming of platforms like IMDb I was casually browsing IMDb last month when I saw a name I didn’t recognise […]

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