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Online scams

News Reports

Myanmar scam centre victims rescued, over 1000 people forced to run romance and investment scams airlifted by China

OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2025

These Chinese nationals were forced to carry out romance and investment scams among others. Karen Border Guard Force, a group allied with Myanmar’s military government has announced that it will be deporting all these Chinese nationals from the Myanmar-Thailand border region.

News Reports

Fake online romance scam busted in Nigeria: 792 arrested for cheating European, Americans of money in the name of digital love affair

OpIndia Staff - 19 December, 2024

Nigerian accomplices were recruited by the foreign kingpins to prospect for victims online through phishing, targeting mostly Americans, Canadians, Mexicans and several others from European countries.

Politics

Congress gives URL of fake ‘Donate for Desh’ website in official document, money went to unknown people

OpIndia Staff - 11 January, 2024

Publicly available information shows that this fake website in the name of 'Donate for desh' was booked by someone claiming to be from Rajasthan on 19th December 2023.