Crypto Fraud Ends Love Story: Man Loses Rs1.67 Crore as the Lady Disappears
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The Celebrity Impersonation Bitcoin Scam
In November, Margaret climbed into her Toyota Camry, left her husband of 10 years at their comfortable brick home in the rural South and drove an hour to a hotel where — she was sure — Kevin Costner was coming to meet her. By this point, Margaret, 73, had spent months making weekly bitcoin deposits for Costner totaling about $100,000. He had messaged her that he was using the money to set up a new production company where she would eventually…
Crypto fraud ends love story: Man loses Rs1.67 crore as the lady disappears
A woman met a contractor through a matrimonial website and defrauded him of Rs1.67 crore under the pretense of investing in cryptocurrency. The woman claimed to be a resident of Singapore and an employee of a crypto trading company. On April 11, 2025, a woman identifying herself as Priyanka began chatting on WhatsApp with a contractor named Ramesh. Priyanka enticed Ramesh with promises of profits through crypto trading. Ramesh, who is from the I…
Rajasthan: 75-year-old man duped of Rs 23.56 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam, kingpin arrested - tennews.in: National News Portal
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Jaipur Cyber Crime Police have arrested the kingpin of an interstate cyber fraud gang from Bengaluru, Karnataka. This gang had duped a 75-year-old Jaipur resident of Rs 23.56 lakh by falsely accusing him of money laundering and threatening him with a so-called “digital arrest.” Earlier, police had arrested the gang’s main […] The post Rajasthan: 75-year-old man duped of Rs 23.56 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam, kingpin arrest…
Mangaluru Woman Loses ₹3.16 Crore in ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam as Fraudsters Impersonate Cops, Prosecutor - The Logical Indian
A 40-year-old woman from Mangaluru lost Rs 3.16 crore in a sophisticated cyber scam, where fraudsters impersonated police officers and a public prosecutor to convince her she was under a “digital arrest.” Over 17 days, she was coerced into transferring money for supposed verification linked to alleged criminal misuse of a SIM card in her husband’s name. The fraud only came to light after she confided in her children, prompting her to file a comp…
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