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href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/crime/3-digital-arrests-3-8cr-5cr-45l-lost-method-drugs-whatsapp-call-money-transfer/articleshow/115683697.cms" class="_YVis M194D false" data-videomsid="115683697" data-scrollga="" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1"><div class="yCs_c "><div class="Bw78m cardactive"><img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-123456,msid-115690051,width-500,resizemode-4/115690051.jpg" width="500" placeholdersrc="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" alt="" offsetvertical="300" imgsize="23456" resizemode="4" title="" placeholdermsid="" msid="" type="thumb" class=""/></div></div></a><div class="UXX_c"><div class="GP4WG"></div><h3><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/crime/3-digital-arrests-3-8cr-5cr-45l-lost-method-drugs-whatsapp-call-money-transfer/articleshow/115683697.cms" class="MaRYk" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">3 'digital arrests'. ₹3.8cr, ₹5cr, ₹45L lost. Method: drugs, WhatsApp call, money transfer</a></h3><p class="M9y7h">The modus operandi is uncannily similar – drugs found in parcel, Aadhaar details of victim used in crime, video call with fake police officer on WhatsApp or Skype, and lakhs of rupees transferred online</p><ul class="qh5NR"><li class="ZSEpd"><a class="tMOH2 J3iDj">Mateen Hafeez</a><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/author-himanshidhawan-3883" class="tMOH2" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">Himanshi Dhawan</a><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/author-avishekkumar-479252691" class="tMOH2" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">Avishek Kumar</a></li><li><span>TIMESOFINDIA.COM</span></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="Er0jX "><div class="Hn2z7 undefined " data-newga=""><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-cop-on-your-whatsapp-it-could-be-a-digital-detention-scam/articleshow/112283679.cms" class="_YVis M194D false" data-videomsid="112283679" data-scrollga="" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1"><div class="yCs_c "><div class="Bw78m cardactive"><img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-123456,msid-112283704,width-300,resizemode-4/112283704.jpg" width="300" placeholdersrc="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" alt="" offsetvertical="300" imgsize="23456" resizemode="4" title="" placeholdermsid="" msid="" type="thumb" class=""/></div></div></a><div class="UXX_c"><div class="GP4WG"></div><h3><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-cop-on-your-whatsapp-it-could-be-a-digital-detention-scam/articleshow/112283679.cms" class="MaRYk" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">A cop on your WhatsApp? It could be a ‘digital detention’ scam</a></h3><p class="M9y7h">Cybercriminals are masquerading as law enforcement officers and deploying chillingly simple yet effective methods to trick unsuspecting victims and steal their money</p><ul class="qh5NR"><li class="ZSEpd"><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/author-nitashanatu-12282" class="tMOH2" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">Nitasha Natu</a><a class="tMOH2 J3iDj">Mateen Hafeez</a></li><li><span>TNN</span></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="Er0jX "><div class="Hn2z7 undefined " data-newga=""><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-retired-mnc-head-lost-rs-25cr-in-a-phone-fraud/articleshow/109593805.cms" class="_YVis M194D false" data-videomsid="109593805" data-scrollga="" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1"><div class="yCs_c "><div class="Bw78m cardactive"><img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-123456,msid-109595643,width-300,resizemode-4/109595643.jpg" width="300" placeholdersrc="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" alt="" offsetvertical="300" imgsize="23456" resizemode="4" title="" placeholdermsid="" msid="" type="thumb" class=""/></div></div></a><div class="UXX_c"><div class="GP4WG"></div><h3><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-retired-mnc-head-lost-rs-25cr-in-a-phone-fraud/articleshow/109593805.cms" class="MaRYk" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">How 'CBI officer' swindled ₹25 crore from retired MNC honcho</a></h3><p class="M9y7h">In what police say is one of the biggest cyber fraud cases targeting an individual in Mumbai, a retired director of a top company lost a huge sum of money to fraudsters who she believed were from the CBI. This and other cases serve as a warning – you may be educated, you may be internet savvy, you may think you're smart enough not to fall for such scams, but these scamsters are often a step ahead</p><ul class="qh5NR"><li class="ZSEpd"><a class="tMOH2 J3iDj">Mateen Hafeez</a></li><li><span>TIMESOFINDIA.COM</span></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="Er0jX "><div class="Hn2z7 undefined " data-newga=""><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-bishnoi-gangs-latest-attack-on-salman-has-hit-home/articleshow/109314362.cms" class="_YVis M194D false" data-videomsid="109314362" data-scrollga="" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1"><div class="yCs_c "><div class="Bw78m cardactive"><img alt="How Bishnoi gang’s latest attack on Salman has hit home" width="300" placeholdersrc="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" offsetvertical="300" imgsize="23456" resizemode="4" title="" placeholdermsid="" msid="" type="thumb" src="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" class="" data-src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-123456,msid-109322973,width-300,resizemode-4/109322973.jpg" data-api-prerender="true"/></div></div></a><div class="UXX_c"><div class="GP4WG"></div><h3><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-bishnoi-gangs-latest-attack-on-salman-has-hit-home/articleshow/109314362.cms" class="MaRYk" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">How Bishnoi gang’s latest attack on Salman has hit home</a></h3><p class="M9y7h">Coming just three months after a security breach at the actor’s farmhouse, the gunfire incident near his Mumbai home underscores the threat he faces from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang</p><ul class="qh5NR"><li class="ZSEpd"><a class="tMOH2 J3iDj">Mateen Hafeez</a><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/author-rajshekhar-479219362" class="tMOH2" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">Raj Shekhar</a><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/author-nitashanatu-12282" class="tMOH2" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">Nitasha Natu</a></li><li><span>TNN</span></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="Er0jX "><div class="Hn2z7 undefined " data-newga=""><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hear-a-conman-fake-an-accent/articleshow/108532467.cms" class="_YVis M194D false" data-videomsid="108532467" data-scrollga="" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1"><div class="yCs_c "><div class="Bw78m cardactive"><img alt="Hear a conman fake an accent" width="300" placeholdersrc="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" offsetvertical="300" imgsize="23456" resizemode="4" title="" placeholdermsid="" msid="" type="thumb" src="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" class="" data-src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-123456,msid-108533341,width-300,resizemode-4/108533341.jpg" data-api-prerender="true"/></div></div></a><div 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data-src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-123456,msid-97918258,width-300,resizemode-4/97918258.jpg" data-api-prerender="true"/></div></div></a><div class="UXX_c"><div class="GP4WG"></div><h3><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-you-can-track-your-stolen-phone/articleshow/97918198.cms" class="MaRYk" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">How you can track your stolen phone</a></h3><p class="M9y7h">The Central Equipment Identity Register, which allows telecom operators to share blacklisted mobile devices, has made tracking a stolen or missing phone easier</p><ul class="qh5NR"><li class="ZSEpd"><a class="tMOH2 J3iDj">Mateen Hafeez</a></li><li><span>TNN</span></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="Er0jX "><div class="Hn2z7 undefined " data-newga=""><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/some-shut-shop-others-became-orchestra-bars/articleshow/67609045.cms" class="_YVis M194D false" data-videomsid="67609045" data-scrollga="" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1"><div class="yCs_c "><div class="Bw78m cardactive"><img alt="Mumbai dance bars: Some shut shop, others became 'orchestra bars'" width="300" placeholdersrc="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" offsetvertical="300" imgsize="23456" resizemode="4" title="" placeholdermsid="" msid="" type="thumb" src="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-25581306/25581306.jpg" class="" data-src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-123456,msid-67626838,width-300,resizemode-4/67626838.jpg" data-api-prerender="true"/></div></div></a><div class="UXX_c"><div class="GP4WG"></div><h3><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/some-shut-shop-others-became-orchestra-bars/articleshow/67609045.cms" class="MaRYk" commonState="[object Object]" frmappuse="1">Mumbai dance bars: Some shut shop, others became 'orchestra bars'</a></h3><p class="M9y7h">Once money-spinners, Mumbai's dance bars are now struggling to survive. 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