Updated: February 11, 2021 8:01 AM IST
The recent news about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter falling victim to an online scam has left many perturbed amid a feeling that they might be next. The fact that internet scams are so prevalent in India warrants users to safeguard themselves against such bad actors and exercise caution whenever they are online. Also Read - Beware of Valentine s Day-themed phishing scams online, you could be a target
India is expected to cross 927 million internet users in 2025 and by then you can also expect a proportional rise in the number of hackers online. Also Read - Beware! Fraudsters using duplicate accounts for Facebook scam
biggest lottery fraud cases. he pleaded guilty to using his job at the multistate lottery association to fix the hot lotto drawings. sentenced to 25 years in prison. live look at boston from fox 25, the big story there tonight. a53-year-old chicopee, massachusetts, woman claimed the powerball jackpot. mavis wanczyk says she has already quit her job at the hospital where she s worked for 32 years. she talked about finding out she had won as she left work with a friend. i pull mine out and i go i have that. i have that. he goes, let me see the ticket. you just won. i said you are joking. come on. he said sign that ticket. bret: she says she wants just back and relax.
biggest lottery fraud cases. he pleaded guilty to using his job at the multistate lottery association to fix the hot lotto drawings. sentenced to 25 years in prison. live look at boston from fox 25, the big story there tonight. a53-year-old chicopee, massachusetts, woman claimed the powerball jackpot. mavis wanczyk says she has already quit her job at the hospital where she s worked for 32 years. she talked about finding out she had won as she left work with a friend. i pull mine out and i go i have that. i have that. he goes, let me see the ticket. you just won. i said you are joking. come on. he said sign that ticket. bret: she says she wants just back and relax.
for possible lottery fraud. that after discovering of the top 10 winners at scratch off games in the tampa bay area, nine were convenience store owners. retailers like sherad parmar won dozens of jock jackpots, including six jackpots in a single day. he has the not been charged with a crime. and others. so you have won 38 times for about $50,000? in four years maybe. reporter: how much money have you put into it you think? maybe 60 or 70. reporter: florida lottery zipped out a batch of psas. the next time you play we encourage you to sign your ticket immediately upon purchase. reporter: encouraging people to sign their tickets. so no one else could claim them. experts say some clerks may be playing the odds but others around the country from california to new york have been caught playing their customers. like this clerk in syracuse, new york, convicted of swindling a customer telling him he had a $5,000 ticket when it was really worth $5 million.