Today a “courier company” called me, and within minutes I was looking at a call forwarding scam India’s cybercrime authorities have been warning about. The caller said his delivery boy could not reach me with a letter from a bank or a government office, and that the parcel would not be delivered unless I called…
I woke up this morning to a fake challan message, and for a second it had me. Red signal, speed camera, my vehicle number right there in the text. I started doing the sums in my head: was it me, my wife, my son? It was none of us. The message was an e-challan scam,…
My 7 kg backpack packing list for solo travel covers 18 days across four countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey. Everything went into a 40 litre backpack, with a 2 kg foldable day bag for day trips. I travelled alone from 22 September to 9 October 2026, starting in Baku and flying home from Istanbul….
I have spent three decades in technology, and the scams that worry me most need no technical skill at all. The WhatsApp bank alert scam is a good example. A message from an unknown number says a large amount, say Rs 10,00,000, has left your account, and asks you to reply “NO” if you did…
Fake electricity bill messages push an APK file on Android and a configuration profile on iPhone. Here is how the scam works, how to remove it and where to report it.
Ads promising lakhs for old ₹1 notes and coins are used to collect your Aadhaar, PAN and bank details. Here is how the scam works and what to do if you shared them.