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🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Love, Religious Conversion, and Fraud... A Married Salesman Traps and Robs NRI Woman

A married salesman in Surat, India, has been arrested for deceiving and robbing a divorced Hindu woman from the U.S. after converting her religion and marrying her online.

Feb 18 • 15:38 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

I love you, just ten million... A romance scam nearly victimizing a 70-year-old

A 70-year-old woman almost fell victim to a romance scam where she intended to send 10 million KRW but was saved by the quick actions of bank staff and police in Jeonbuk, Korea.

Feb 9 • 02:09 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Love, Trading, and Blackmail... Retired Engineer Trapped in 'Sextortion' Scam, Defrauded of Crores

A retired engineer in Maharashtra fell victim to a sextortion scheme, losing around 3.95 crores after being manipulated and blackmailed by a woman and her accomplices.

Feb 9 • 01:29 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police investigate 'love expert' scam that moved at least R$ 150,000 in Santos

The Civil Police dismantled a supposed scheme promising benefits in love and health in Santos, which allegedly moved at least R$ 150,000, initiated by a 77-year-old victim's report.

Feb 7 • 00:49 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The scam that appeals to the most universal feeling

A woman in a southern Spanish village fell victim to a 'love scam' where a fraudster pretends to establish a romantic relationship through social media to eventually extort money under the guise of an emergency.

Feb 2 • 10:48 UTC

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