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Think Twice Before Eating Ice Cream. Are you eating an ice cream or a human finger??

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MUMBAI: On Wednesday, a doctor from Malad discovered a piece of a human finger within some ice cream he had ordered online. On Thursday, the management team of Yummo ice cream filed a formal complaint against the Malad police and sent the finger for a forensic test. The complainant, Brendan Ferrao, 26, told police that he and his sister had used the Zepto app to order three Yummo mango ice creams. Around 10.10 am, the order was delivered to their home. However, the delivery man brought two mango and one butterscotch ice cream, which was not what was ordered—instead of three mango ice creams. Ferrao broke open the butterscotch ice cream cone after lunch. Something felt strange in his mouth as he was eating. When he spat it out, he discovered it was a piece of a fingernail from a human. Ferrao admitted to reporters that he felt like puking and was traumatized. He sent an Instagram complaint to Yummo Ice Creams. He was shortly phoned by a customer service executive. Ferrao told him that h

US Woman Duped into Paying Rs 6 Crore for Fake Jewelry in Rajasthan; Nagpur Businessman Loses Rs 87 Lakhs in NYSE Scam

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US Woman Duped into Paying Rs 6 Crore for Fake Jewelry in Rajasthan According to the authorities, a shop owner in Rajasthan tricked a US woman named Cherish into paying an incredible Rs 6 crore for imitation jewels worth at Rs 300. US national Cherish purchased gold-plated silver jewelry from a store in Jaipur's Johri Bazaar. It was discovered that the jewelry was fake when she displayed it at a US exhibition in April. Cherish went to India to face the store owner after this revelation. When confronted, the proprietor of the store refuted the accusations. Cherish then went to Jaipur to lodge a police case. She also asked the US embassy for help, and they have asked the Jaipur Police to look into the matter. Officials claim that Cherish connected with the owner on Instagram in 2022. She spent Rs 6 crore over the previous two years on what she thought were real jewelry. Both the owner, Gaurav Soni, and his father, Rajendra Soni, are currently wanted by the police. An officer said, &q

Noida Businessman Loses Rs 9 Crore in Fake Trading App Scam After WhatsApp Stock Market Chats

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Rajat Bothra, a Sector 40 resident, was allegedly tricked into falling for the fraud after seeing stock market-related conversations on WhatsApp. Fraudsters impersonating financial consultants contacted the victim and lured them in with promises of profitable prospects. A 41-year-old Noida businessman lost an incredible Rs 9 crore to a fraudulent trading app scam, making him the most recent victim of a sophisticated cybercrime. Rajat Bothra, a Sector 40 resident, was allegedly tricked into falling for the fraud after seeing stock market-related conversations on WhatsApp. Cybercriminals frequently use this strategy to take advantage of people's desire for potentially large rewards. Fraudsters impersonating financial consultants contacted the victim and lured them in with promises of profitable prospects. One member of the club began with modest deposits after learning about the possibility of profiting from share market trading. He has invested Rs 9.09 crore in share trading by May

Cybercriminals Defraud Noida Trader of Over Rs 9 Crore via WhatsApp, Police Freeze Rs 1.62 Crore

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The bank accounts where the fraudulent money was sent were to be spread across multiple locations, including Chennai, Assam, Bhubaneswar, Haryana, and Rajasthan, according to the ACP.    Noida: Police stated Thursday that cybercriminals in Noida have defrauded an inernet trader out of more than Rs 9 crore via WhatsApp. The police claim that fraud occurred over the course of a month after Rajat Bothra, a resident of sector 40, joined a stock market trading-related WhatsApp group on May 1. Further investigations are being conducted, they added. An FIR was filed at the Cyber Crime police station in Sector 36 on Friday, and the businessman's account has had Rs 1.62 crore in transacted monies stopped. "Bothra told the police that on May 1, he joined the WhatsApp group. After learning about the potential for profit from share market trading, the group began making modest bets. He has invested Rs 9.09 crore in share trading by May 27. But after that, his trading account was closed,&q