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Lyu Xiwen, former deputy chief of the Communist Party in Beijing was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the court for taking advantage of various official posts from 2001 to 2015. (Representational Image)

China sentences top official to 13 years for graft

Lyu was also fined two million yuan (USD 2,90,000) and her illegal gains shall be recovered and turned over to the state treasury.

20 Feb 2017 8:26 PM

Saket court judge duped by maid service agency

The Saket police has taken up the case under section 420 of the IPC and have initiated the probe into the same.

19 Feb 2017 3:15 AM

Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., gets into a car to leave after attending a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

Samsung chief's journey: From USD 4 mn mansion to jail cell with corner toilet

The 48-year-old was arrested early for his alleged role in a corruption scandal that led to impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

17 Feb 2017 1:41 PM

Romance scams cost victims more money than any other form of cheating, with those aged over 45 more likely to be stung, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Valentine's Day scam alert issued in Australia

Social media, and particularly Facebook, are very popular with scammers seeking to contact targets.

13 Feb 2017 1:13 PM

The bank informed the court cheque was issued after D’Costa’s death. (Representational Image)

Bombay HC asks fraudster to return Rs 6.47 lakh

The court found that all the organisations had David as one common person in them.

09 Feb 2017 2:26 AM

7 lakh people duped of Rs 3.7 crore by Noida-based firm, 3 held

The task force has also sealed the bank accounts of the company, based in Sector 63 in Noida, which had a total balance of Rs 500 crore.

02 Feb 2017 5:49 PM

Police has taken up the case and are now verifying her call records and bank account details of the accused.

Woman duped of over Rs 1 lakh in Gokalpuri

Vimla grew suspicious when she received a call and the caller demanded Rs 25, 000 demand draft.

30 Jan 2017 2:24 AM

During the meetings with the victim, Rampal Singh told the victim that he knew the governor very well. (Representational Image)

Family dupes Thailand national of Rs 70 lakh

The victim filed a complaint with the police, following which an FIR was registered in the case.

28 Jan 2017 3:27 AM

On cyber security India reported 12 per cent lower than the global average as 73 per cent of the participants said that they had experienced a cyber incident in the past 12 months.

Foreign firms wary of fraud, says study

The percentage of respondents affected by fraud reduced to 68 per cent in 2016, down from 80 per cent in 2015.

19 Jan 2017 3:12 AM

Coal scam: Court frames charges against firm, directors

The court had granted bail to all the accused persons on February 29 in 2016 after they appeared before it in pursuance to the summons.

10 Jan 2017 4:04 PM

The ACB had carried out an investigation into the allegations based on an application, highlighting the irregularities, filed by a Jairam Dalvi against the 23 accused. (Representational Image)

Anti-Corruption Bureau books 23 people for fraud

The incident came to light in July ‘15 after the ACB started investigation, following which tehsildar Mahajan was suspended.

07 Jan 2017 2:47 AM

The complainant listed the 17 debits made from his card, including transactions purported to have been done in USA and Paris, police said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Mumbai: Man allegedly duped of Rs 1.68 lakh in debit card fraud

He alleged that the transactions were made when the debit card was with him, and he had not revealed card details to anyone.

06 Jan 2017 11:08 AM

Umair Hamid, 30, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scam that impacted tens of thousands of consumers. (Photo: AP)

US: Pak executive charged in USD 140 million fake diploma scheme

Pak had asked US to help it investigate Axact which had been suspected of earning millions from selling bogus university degrees online.

22 Dec 2016 9:01 AM

According to the police the matter came to light on December 8, after several account holders found their deposits wiped out from their monthly savings, recurring deposits and other postal savings schemes. (Representational Image)

EOW nabs postal agent in fraud case

In some cases, the deposits were never credited into the ledgers but passbook entries were apparently manipulated.

13 Dec 2016 3:31 AM

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