Who scams the scammers? Meet the scambaiters
Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
Hubli, officially known as Hubballi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by population and the largest city in North Karnataka in terms of area. Hubli–Dharwad makes up for the third largest urban agglomeration in the state after Bangalore and Mysore. Hubli is located in Dharwad district of Karnataka and is the taluk headquarters of Hubli City and Hubli Rural. Although... Show more it hosts the HDMC office, the district headquarters is located in Dharwad.It also houses the largest number of government offices outside Bangalore. In 2016, Hubli-Dharwad was selected for solar city / green city master plans. In 2017, government of India included Hubli-Dharwad city for a smart city project, a flagship scheme for overall development of infrastructure in the twin-cities.
Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
A distraught teenager who claims to have been scammed out of $25,000 in a matter of seconds has issued a chilling warning. After scoring her first casual job at 14, Aurora Casilli has been dreaming of the day she would have enough money to buy her very own home.
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