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Beware of fraudsters offering credit card limit enhancement: 5 key tips to stay safe
A common trick fraudsters use to dupe credit card customers is to offer credit enhancement. Under the pretext, it is easy to convince people to share their card number, CVV, expiry date and even the OTP.
2 min read3 Dec 2025Sanchar Saathi: Jyotiraditya Scindia touts 20 crore user base, massive fraud crackdown amid row; ‘public trust rising’
Sanchar Saathi: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia touted the new fraud crackdown and digital protection application's achievement of acquiring more than 20 crore users amid the row. Check what Sanchar Saathi is, and whether the users will be able to opt out of it.
2 min read2 Dec 2025Who is Manoj Gaur? Former Jaypee Infratech executive arrested by ED in ₹14,599cr alleged scam — all you need to know
The Enforcement Directorate has on November 13 arrested Manoj Gaur, former MD of troubled Jaypee Infratech, in relation to a ₹14,599 crore alleged scam case. Here's all we know about the case and Manoj Gaur…
4 min read13 Nov 2025Kolkata man duped of ₹11 lakh in credit card cloning fraud: What is it and how to stay safe? Mint explains
Credit card cloning is the process of creating a duplicate card by copying the data from the magnetic stripe of a legitimate card into a blank card.
1 min read12 Nov 2025₹55 lakh gone! Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee falls prey to cyber fraud; SBI files complaint
₹55 lakh gone! Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee became a victim of a cyber fraud where scamsters embezzled lakhs from his dormant account. SBI filed a complaint with the Kolkata Police's cyber division over the scam.
2 min read7 Nov 2025Trust your customer: India's financial system should give us what we need to protect our money
In the digital age, financial literacy goes beyond just knowing how to manage money. We must know how to protect it from cyber attacks. As these threats rise, the financial system’s resilience will depend on giving people real visibility, control and the means to defend their own savings.
4 min read6 Nov 2025Zerodha 'scam'? CEO Nithin Kamath clarifies on ₹5-crore withdrawal limit amid allegations
A social-media post alleging that Zerodha, one of India’s largest stockbrokers, was preventing a client from withdrawing funds went viral, prompting CEO and co-founder Nithin Kamath to step in and clarify the firm’s policies.
2 min read4 Nov 2025‘Scamlands’: How India became the frontline of global fraud
Snigdha Poonam’s nonfiction book ‘Scamlands’ takes stock of the implications of fraud in an already fractured society
4 min read30 Oct 2025Hard-won RTI gains are at risk as privacy legislation tilts the balance against demands of democracy
Two decades after its enactment, India’s ‘sunshine law’ that encodes the Right to Information is losing its power to hold state authorities to account. Democratic principles mustn’t be clouded by stealthy legislative changes in the name of privacy.
4 min read21 Oct 2025Donald Trump releases ex-NY Republican George Santos from jail 'immediately'. Who is he?
Santos, expelled from Congress, had inflated fundraising figures and fabricated personal history during his campaign. Trump claimed Santos was 'horribly mistreated' in prison.
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