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06
Mar 2026
Offshore gaming apps are filling the gap after India’s real-money gaming ban
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I think the best way...
16
Oct 2025
Cybersecurity is as human as it is technical
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A momentary lapse in attention...
09
Jul 2025
Dark patterns in finance apps
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This is one of the main...
29
Apr 2025
The WhatsApp investment scam.
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The one that has claimed the most...
10
Feb 2025
SEBI and RBI initiatives to address growing digital frauds
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SEBI has published...
15
Jan 2025
Phone-based scams you should know about
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How you can protect yourself...
13
Dec 2024
Courier Scams - Here's how fraudsters use fear to steal your money
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Every day, hundreds of people lose lakhs of their hard-earned money to these scams...
29
Nov 2024
Protect yourself from scams in a few clicks
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Scams worth 11000 crores!...
18
Nov 2024
Beware of investment scams in the name of Zerodha
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These fake app and website scams keep getting worse...
19
Sep 2024
The case of OctaFx and other CFD platforms
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OctaFX, and most other CFD platforms...
26
Aug 2024
The nuisance of fake trading apps
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Fake trading app scams have exploded and have become a mega nuisance...
15
Feb 2024
From loan apps to phishing websites, more scams
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After the Chinese loan apps scam, the latest scam from actors in China...
08
Jan 2024
Rise in shady illegal loan apps
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The number of people getting fleeced by shady and illegal loan apps has gone up significantly. Many individuals caught up in the web of these apps frequently resort to drastic actions...
22
Nov 2023
Rise in scams involving fake screenshots, P&L reports, ID cards, bank statements, etc.
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Scams involving fake screenshots, P&L reports, ID cards, bank statements, etc., have become a mega nuisance...
13
Nov 2023
Beware of pig butchering scams
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The scale of pig butchering scams in India runs into tens of thousands of crores. It is scary how many people fall for fake job offer scams...
23
Jun 2023
Scams in the name of courier companies
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There's a new scam in the name of FedEx, Blue Dart, and other courier companies...