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Police issues warning after WhatsApp scam cons hundreds

Police at the Warrington branch of Cheshire Constabulary have warned people about a scam being carried out over WhatsApp and robbing people of their...

PTA asks people to avoid responding to fake calls, messages

KARACHI: In the wake of increasing scams in the name of gameshows, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has advised the masses to avoid responding...
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EXPLAINER: How not to be fooled by deepfakes

With technology galore and unbridled, by the time scams can be understood and curbed, they have already caused innumerable damage. Looks like no one...

This new WhatsApp scam may steal your bank account details

A new WhatsApp scam named Rediroff.com has been circulating on the Meta-owned instant messaging app that can rob users of their personal bank account...

Govt to public Ring Road inquiry report after Eid: Shahzad Akbar

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Monday said that the government will public inquiry report of Rawalpindi Ring...

WhatsApp scam allows hackers to access contact list, lock accounts

Being a victim of the scam, people receive a message on WhatsApp apparently from a friend which states, "Hello, sorry, I sent you a 6-digit code by mistake, can you pass it to me please? It's urgent?"

Buyer sent brick instead of PS5 console after paying $878

A man in Utah was scammed by a seller who sent a concrete brick by placing it in a PS5 box for which the buyer paid almost double the retail price.

NAB again summons ex-PM Khaqan Abbasi in LNG scam on April 2

Abbasi is accused of allegedly awarding a LNG import contract at exorbitant rates in 2015'

Shehbaz Sharif, others indicted in Ashiana Iqbal Housing scam

'He was released from sub-jail on February 15, a day after the Lahore High Court granted him bail in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme and Ramzan Sugar Mills cases'

Paragon Housing scam: Saad Rafique, brother’s names placed on ECL

LAHORE: Upon request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the government has placed names of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and...

Man deprived of Rs2 mn after sharing bank account details

KARACHI: A man had reportedly been deprived of over two million rupees after he inadvertently shared personal information through a mobile phone scam, ARY...

Swiss banker pleads guilty in $1.2 bn Venezuelan laundering scam

A former Swiss bank manager pleaded guilty in a US court on Wednesday for his role in a $1.2 billion money laundering scheme involving Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA.

NAB arrests 5 people in Rs63 billion oil scam

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken into custody five suspects allegedly behind a scam involving the financial irregularities of Rs63 billion in...

6 years on, Ex-PM Gilani yet to be indicted in TDAP scam cases

KARACHI: Federal anti-corruption court here on Wednesday deferred indictment of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in as many as 26 cases stemming from...

Australian woman escapes death in Malaysia drugs case

KUALA LUMPUR: An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was on...

NAB arrests four in fishermen’s cooperative society scam

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi has arrested four accused nominated in an investigation being conducted on allegations of corruption in Fishermen's Cooperative...

Callers for dollars – Inside India’s scam call centres

MUMBAI: In late September, a woman in National City, California, received a voice message on her phone saying she was in trouble with the...

IT Ministry issues web user advisory for WhatsApp video calling invite scam

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information technology and Telecommunications today issued a web user advisory to inform the general public about the scam which could mean...

The university ‘scam’ and $40m lawsuit stalking Trump

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's race for the White House has sown panic among Republican leaders scrambling to prevent a man billed as a demagogue from clinching the party nomination -- and one of their weapons is Trump University.

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