A Calgary business owner is warning others after her company’s name was used in a jobs-eeking scam that cost victims hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars.
A Calgary business owner is warning others after her company's name was used in a jobs-eeking scam that cost victims hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars.
Fake appointment letters signed by a district civil surgeon were issued to at least 23 people at multiple government hospitals in Pune and Ahmednagar district. The victims were cheated out of ₹30-40 lakh. The police are conducting an investigation and have yet to file a case against the accused.
Hyderabad has suffered 15 cases over three days. One arrest has been made in relation to an international cyber fraud syndicate that has reportedly been targeting victims on Telegram, with claims of high earnings promised to those who sign up to furnish favourable ratings on a travel booking platform linked to hotels and resorts. Victims were asked to prove loyalty by making deposits, with some depositing up to Rs 90 lakh.
The UT police has also claimed of identifying 21 shell companies through which crores of rupees were transferred in various bank accounts. As many as 24 cell phones, eight bank account kits, 16 stamps of shell companies, and various flex boards of shell companies and bounced cheques have been recovered.