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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… Read More

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… Read More

EXPLAINER: How not to be fooled by deepfakes

With technology galore and unbridled, by the time scams can be understood and curbed, they… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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' Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

NAB arrests 5 people in Rs63 billion oil scam

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken into custody five suspects allegedly behind a… Read More

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… Read More

Australian woman escapes death in Malaysia drugs case

KUALA LUMPUR: An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia… Read More

NAB arrests four in fishermen’s cooperative society scam

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi has arrested four accused nominated in an investigation… Read More

Callers for dollars – Inside India’s scam call centres

MUMBAI: In late September, a woman in National City, California, received a voice message on… Read More

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… Read More

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

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's race for the White House has sown panic among Republican leaders scrambling… Read More