Crime ❯ Cybercrime ❯ Fraud

Online Scams

Investment Fraud Phishing Investment Scams WhatsApp Scams Mule Accounts Impersonation Social Media Scams Matrimonial Scams Victimization Identity Theft

Police Warn of Rising WhatsApp Account Takeovers

Scammers use WhatsApp's disappearing images plus high‑pressure social engineering to force fast transfers, prompting raids and device seizures.

Hyderabad Police Warn That 'Rent Boyfriend' Ads Are a Cybercrime Trap

Myanmar Parliament Approves Anti‑Online Scam Law That Retains Death Penalty

Phishing Ring Uses Compromised Booking.com Hotel Accounts to Steal Payments

Hyderabad Police Warn of Phishing and Fake Apps Targeting Indiramma EMD Payments

U.S. Imposes Global Visa Curbs on Individuals Linked to Transnational Cybercrime

Telangana Cyber Bureau Warns of Fake Flash‑Sale Sites Pushing UPI and Bank Transfers

Scammers Flood World Cup With Fake FIFA Sites and Ticket, Streaming Frauds

Tokyo Police Arrest Suspect in PayPay Refund Scam

Telangana Cyber Bureau Says 735 Doctors Scammed of Nearly ₹30 Crore

CBI Brings Back Haryana Gangster From Georgia and Cyber‑Fraud Suspect From Thailand

Martin Lewis and Which? Urge Starmer to Order Ofcom Crackdown on Online Scams

World Cup 2026 Ticket Costs Fuel Fraud Fears as Authorities Tighten Controls

UK Issues World Cup Ticket Fraud Alert as Football Scams Jump 36%

Google Pulls 28 ‘CallPhantom’ Apps After 7.3 Million Downloads in Play Store Scam

Hirschhausen Tracks Deepfake Health Scam to Brazil in New ARD/WDR Documentary

UK Pharmacies Report Cloned Websites Pushing Fake Weight-Loss Jabs as Trade Body Urges Crackdown

Bengaluru Police Probe IPL Ticket Scams Using Fake RCB Site and Instagram Impostors

Police and Centre Warn of LPG Booking Scams Targeting Consumers

Delhi and Hyderabad Police Warn of LPG-Linked Cyber Scams Using Malicious APKs