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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Video: 'Kept in jail for 6 months', Kejriwal broke down after being acquitted in the liquor scam

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his colleague Manish Sisodia were acquitted in the Delhi liquor scam case, leading to an emotional response from Kejriwal during a media interaction.

Feb 27 โ€ข 06:08 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

'Truth Always Prevails...,' said Sunita after Kejriwal was acquitted in the liquor scam

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been acquitted in the Delhi liquor scam, a decision she celebrated with a statement highlighting the triumph of truth.

Feb 27 โ€ข 05:40 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Kejriwal-Manish Sisodia Acquitted in Liquor Scam, Court Says - Allegations Cannot Be Proven Without Evidence

A Delhi court has acquitted former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia from allegations linked to the liquor policy case, emphasizing the lack of solid evidence.

Feb 27 โ€ข 05:19 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Businessman loses R$ 10,000 in bank manager scam in inland SP

A businessman from Sรฃo Josรฉ do Rio Preto, Brazil, was scammed out of R$ 10,000 by a fraudster impersonating a bank manager.

Feb 26 โ€ข 22:16 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Trio arrested suspected of scamming over R$ 50,000 from elderly woman in Mogi das Cruzes

Three suspects, including two men and a woman, were arrested for scamming an elderly woman out of over R$ 50,000 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.

Feb 26 โ€ข 19:54 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
National & Local

Kitt fled the studio after accusations against Lusti. A scam is spreading in the name of Katrin Lusti and other public figures.

Estonian TV host Katrin Lust warns the public about a fraudulent scheme using her name and likeness to promote a fake investment opportunity.

Feb 26 โ€ข 19:10 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PM suspects of loan sharking claims she was the victim of a manicure who owed money

A lieutenant of the Goiรกs Military Police claims to be a victim of a scam by a manicure who accused her of loan sharking.

Feb 26 โ€ข 17:31 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
National & Local

Restaurant Workers Could Not Believe Their Eyes: See How a Family Man Escaped Paying a Bill of Several Hundred Euros

A family dining at Pony Dining in Australia managed to avoid paying a hefty bill of over 600 dollars through a clever deception.

Feb 26 โ€ข 17:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป TVNET
National & Local

The State Social Insurance Agency warns about a new fraud scheme

The State Social Insurance Agency (VSAA) has issued a warning to residents about phone scammers requesting personal information under the pretense of delivering urgent correspondence via courier.

Feb 26 โ€ข 16:28 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Purra Firm on the Opposition: 'It's Nothing but a Scam'

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announces significant government savings for the upcoming year, while the opposition critiques the government's financial strategies as inadequate.

Feb 26 โ€ข 16:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Global News
National & Local

โ€˜The low of the lowโ€™: Montreal charity targeted by scam speaks out

A Montreal charity, DIFY, faced a fraudulent donation scheme where the supposed donor offered a large sum with suspicious conditions.

Feb 26 โ€ข 16:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

Briquettes he paid for will not warm him. He sent money to a scammer

A man has been scammed after sending money for briquettes that he never received.

Feb 26 โ€ข 15:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman arrested suspected of applying 'Good Night, Cinderella' scam against Peruvian tourists in Bรบzios

A 25-year-old woman was arrested in Brazil for allegedly drugging and robbing Peruvian tourists using the 'Good Night, Cinderella' scam.

Feb 26 โ€ข 13:13 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

It's #FAKE WhatsApp message about regularizing 'serious pending issues' with the Federal Revenue; itโ€™s a scam

A WhatsApp message claiming to address a 'serious pending issue' with Brazil's Federal Revenue is a scam and is being circulated to mislead recipients into sharing personal information.

Feb 26 โ€ข 12:35 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

Viih Tube loses almost R$ 7,000 in a scam on social media and warns followers

Influencer Viih Tube warns her followers about a scam that cost her nearly R$ 7,000 while trying to sell a sofa online.

Feb 26 โ€ข 11:49 UTC
๐ŸŒ AllAfrica
National & Local

Kenya: Ignore Scammy TikTok Videos Falsely Claiming Kenyan Senator Edwin Sifuna Is Dead

Scammers on TikTok are falsely claiming that Kenyan Senator Edwin Sifuna has died, using the fabricated news to trick users into subscribing to paid services.

Feb 26 โ€ข 09:59 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
National & Local

PHOTO โŸฉ Police arrested a scammer who came to his grandmother's apartment to collect money

A police officer in Estonia apprehended a scammer trying to defraud his grandmother, who had been lured into providing her Smart-ID credentials.

Feb 26 โ€ข 08:52 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น 15min
Crime & Justice

Scammed by bank workers and electricians: a 99-year-old woman was also a victim in Klaipฤ—da

Several elderly individuals in Klaipฤ—da have fallen victim to scams involving impersonators posing as bank employees and other officials, resulting in significant financial losses.

Feb 26 โ€ข 07:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
National & Local

Scam of the Fake Lawyer: Criminals Use AI to Deceive Almost a Thousand Victims in ES

A new sophisticated scam involving fake lawyers using artificial intelligence has targeted nearly a thousand victims in Espรญrito Santo, Brazil.

Feb 26 โ€ข 07:01 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Yle Uutiset
National & Local

The president of Argentina got tangled up in a hundreds of millions cryptocurrency scam - the evidence is compelling, but the investigation is stagnant

Argentinian President Javier Milei is embroiled in a significant cryptocurrency scandal linked to an advisor, raising questions about his administration's integrity.

Feb 26 โ€ข 05:33 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น 15min
Crime & Justice

In Vilnius, scammers extorted 10 thousand euros from a woman

Scammers posing as utility company workers and police extorted 10,000 euros from a woman in Vilnius.

Feb 26 โ€ข 05:29 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

87-year-old woman scammed out of 30,000 euros - received a prison sentence herself

An 87-year-old woman in Finland was sentenced to five months of conditional imprisonment for serious money laundering after unknowingly participating in a scam that involved transferring over 55,000 euros from online frauds.

Feb 26 โ€ข 05:05 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Voice Phishing Organization That Scammed 24.5 Billion Won Arrested Amid Threats While Reading Indictment

A voice phishing organization operating from Southeast Asia and scamming 24.5 billion won was arrested by the police.

Feb 26 โ€ข 02:41 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Criminals pretend to be lawyer, judge, and prosecutor and simulate virtual hearing to scam merchant in PR

A merchant in Paranavaรญ, Brazil, was scammed after criminals posed as legal figures and conducted a fake virtual hearing.

Feb 25 โ€ข 22:57 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Folha (PT)
National & Local

Viih Tube falls victim to scam while trying to sell sofa and loses R$ 6,800

Viih Tube, a Brazilian influencer, lost R$ 6,800 in an online scam while attempting to sell a sofa.

Feb 25 โ€ข 20:13 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Le Figaro
National & Local

Cambodia: Online Scam Centers 'Destroying' the Country's Economy, According to the Prime Minister

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet has stated that online scam centers are severely harming the nation's economy and tarnishing its reputation.

Feb 25 โ€ข 19:53 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
National & Local

Scam with fake emails about Digital Certificate installation targets taxpayers in Piauรญ, warns Sefaz

Taxpayers in Piauรญ are being targeted by scammers sending fake emails requesting the installation of a Digital Certificate, according to the State Department of Finance (Sefaz).

Feb 25 โ€ข 18:16 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

The mega real estate scam of the L'Abbate clan will go to trial with 5 detainees and the demands of the scammed to recover their savings

A major real estate fraud attributed to the L'Abbate clan is advancing to a public trial with five individuals detained, while victims seek to recover their lost savings.

Feb 25 โ€ข 17:48 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Digital arrest leads to a scam of 2.13 crores against a retired officer of CAG, 3 arrested

Three individuals were arrested by Pune police for scamming a retired CAG officer out of 2.13 crores by employing a technique called digital arrest.

Feb 25 โ€ข 17:23 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

False boleto scam: man loses R$ 18.5 thousand to fake bank attendant

A 53-year-old commercial manager in Sรฃo Josรฉ do Rio Preto lost R$ 18,500 in a scam after being tricked by someone posing as a bank attendant.

Feb 25 โ€ข 17:08 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
National & Local

The Scammers Don't Even Sleep on Holidays! Valdo Randpere Received a Suspicious Phone Call: I Sent Him to a Dark Place and Called the Bank

Estonian politician Valdo Randpere shared his experience of receiving a scam phone call on the country's Independence Day, highlighting the ongoing issue of fraud.

Feb 25 โ€ข 17:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
Crime & Justice

Fraud in Kranzberg: Senior Citizen Hands Over Six-Digit Sum

An elderly woman in Kranzberg fell victim to a 'fake police officer' scam, handing over a significant sum of money after being deceived by a caller posing as a police officer.

Feb 25 โ€ข 16:34 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lrytas
National & Local

A serious warning from Sasha Song: he spoke about the allegations received

Lithuanian artist Sasha Song warns the public about scammers using his name and image to defraud people online.

Feb 25 โ€ข 16:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Aktuรกlnฤ›.cz
National & Local

They promise a miraculously easy examination for 1300 crowns. A doctor described patients' experiences

A new internet product claiming to measure blood sugar painlessly has been revealed as a scam, as it delivers a basic pulse oximeter instead of a glucose meter.

Feb 25 โ€ข 13:40 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
National & Local

A stranger came to the confused woman's house and swindled thousands of euros

An elderly woman from Tartu, Estonia, was scammed out of thousands of euros by a stranger who deceived her during a period of confusion.

Feb 25 โ€ข 12:59 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
Crime & Justice

Call Center Fraud: Telephone Fraudster Steals 13,000 Euros

A senior citizen in Stockdorf, Germany, lost over 13,000 Euros to a fraudster posing as a bank employee.

Feb 25 โ€ข 11:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

Instead of a priest, he found a gold mine. The man wanted to help a woman in need, lost a million

A man aimed to help a woman in distress but ended up losing a million in a deceitful situation.

Feb 25 โ€ข 11:02 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

Analysis: The Fraudster Made a Big Mistake and Called Yle's Crime Reporter - Listen to How the Call Progressed

A crime reporter from Yle received a scam call about cybersecurity from a fraudster, which exemplified the increasing sophistication of such scams in Finland.

Feb 25 โ€ข 10:05 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scam of the Fake Lawyer: Criminal Poses as TJ Employee in Alleged Property Purchase in AC

Criminals are impersonating lawyers from the Acre Court of Justice to defraud residents through a WhatsApp scheme.

Feb 25 โ€ข 10:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
National & Local

Student loan crisis in England and Wales is a scam on graduates, say angry MPs

Labour MPs in the UK have condemned the student loan system as a scam, urging for changes due to the rising debt burden on graduates.

Feb 25 โ€ข 09:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Court orders WhatsApp to block profiles used in fake lawyer scam

A Brazilian court has instructed WhatsApp to block accounts used in a scam where criminals impersonate a local law firm to defraud clients.

Feb 25 โ€ข 08:21 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Recruiter of the Scam Expanse 'Mango Zone' in Cambodia Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

A recruiter involved in a scam operation targeting South Koreans in the 'Mango Zone' near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Feb 25 โ€ข 07:19 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Uttar Pradesh: 2 Crore GST Scam Exposed, Fraud by Creating Fake Firms

A significant GST tax evasion scheme has been uncovered in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh, involving the creation of fake companies.

Feb 25 โ€ข 06:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Scammers extorted 77.5 thousand euros from residents of Ignalina and Vilnius districts

Scammers posing as bank employees and police managed to extort a total of 77,500 euros from residents in the Ignalina and Vilnius districts of Lithuania.

Feb 25 โ€ข 06:12 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

"Let's Open Coin Dating Savings"... 49 Arrested for Fishing Scam in Cambodia That Defrauded 10.5 Billion Won

A fishing scam organization based in Cambodia was caught after defrauding victims through fake online relationships, resulting in the arrest of 49 individuals by South Korean police.

Feb 25 โ€ข 06:09 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น 15min
Crime & Justice

Fraudsters defrauded residents of Ignalina and Vilnius district out of nearly 80,000 euros

Fraudsters deceived residents from Ignalina and Vilnius, leading to significant financial losses.

Feb 25 โ€ข 05:24 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

IDFC First Bank Scam... Mastermind of 590 Crore Fraud Arrested

In Haryana, the mastermind behind a scam involving IDFC First Bank and totaling 590 crore rupees has been arrested, causing political and investigative turmoil.

Feb 25 โ€ข 03:45 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation arrests 13 suspects who applied scams via cell phone; scheme may have moved over R$ 100 million

A police operation in Sรฃo Paulo led to the arrest of 13 individuals involved in a mobile phone scam estimated to have defrauded over R$ 100 million.

Feb 25 โ€ข 01:54 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Video Call, 25 Days of Digital Arrest... The Story of Fraud of 25 Million Rupees against a Doctor

A retired Air Force doctor in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, was defrauded of approximately โ‚น25 million over 25 days through a cyber scam that involved threats of legal action and continuous pressure via video calls.

Feb 25 โ€ข 01:09 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

School Director in RS Falls for R$ 144,000 Scam; Criminals Posing as Google Employees

A school director in Canoas, Brazil, lost R$ 144,000 in a scam where criminals impersonated Google employees to solicit false advertising services.

Feb 24 โ€ข 18:32 UTC

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