Artificial Intelligence is changing the world — but scammers are using it too.
From fake celebrity videos to cloned voices and AI-generated emails, online scams are becoming more realistic and harder to detect. Millions of people are being targeted through social media, phone calls, messaging apps, and fake websites. Read More Cyber Bachav guide
A pension saving scam is a type of fraud where criminals trick people—often retirees or those nearing retirement—into giving away their pension money or personal financial details.
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Scammers send messages like:
“Your relative met with an accident. Click this link for hospital details.”
When users click the link, it installs malware or steals banking information.
Red flags
Panic or urgency messages
Unknown link
Request for payment
In the Middle East, three individuals were jailed for a sophisticated scam that hijacked mobile signals to intercept banking SMS and steal OTPs, demonstrating how scammers are moving beyond simple social engineering.
Fraud Causes Huge Losses
In Delhi and other cities, cybercriminals used a “digital arrest scam” — posing as law enforcement officers to threaten victims and coerce them into transferring funds. In one case, suspects including an MBA graduate and CA aspirant were arrested for a ₹14 crore scam.
These scams remain a rampant threat across India with large sums extracted from elderly, wealthy, and high-profile individuals.