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Fraudulent Poker Game Rises to No.1 in Pakistan

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A controversial mobile app named “Tic-Tac-Toe 777” has unexpectedly climbed to the number one spot on Pakistan’s Top Free Games chart on the Google Play…

Chinese Companies Accused of Operating Scam ‘IT Centers’ in Islamabad, Pakistan

By Tech Desk ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Islamabad: Multiple Chinese companies, allegedly named Starwin and Dgvertex, etc. have established scam centers across Islamabad and other major cities of Pakistan. These fraudulent enterprises…

Woman orders an iPhone 12 Pro Max and receives an apple-flavored yogurt instead

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A recent incident occurred in China’s Anhui province where a woman paid more than $1,500 to buy the latest iPhone 12 Pro Max. The woman…

Online shopping legislation and consumer protection laws incoming

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

All of us have been scammed at least once in our lives while shopping online. E-commerce in Pakistan has received a huge boom in the…

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The CNBC-endorsed crypto exchange pulls exit scam on its over 200,000 users

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An Ireland-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bitsane, which was also endorsed by a mainstream media outlet, has just vanished in what may be called as an exit…

So, Xiaomi lied about the transparent back on the Mi 8 Explorer

By Shehryar Ahmed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Mi 8 Explorer edition’s see-through back was dubbed as a trendsetter when it launched. It’s not every day that you get to see your…

Indian police involved in $75 million cryptocurrency scam

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An Indian police official is currently under investigation in Mumbai for being an accomplice in a cryptocurrency scam amounting to $75 million. Investigating a complaint…

1 out of every 5 ICOs is a scam, WSJ research reveals

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), the method used for raising funds for a new crypto venture are most likely to be a scam according to a…

Crypto Scam Alert: The company that raised $660M in ICO just vanished

By Mohammad Jamal ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A crypto startup by the name of “Modern Tech” has gone dark after duping 32,000 people of an estimated $660 million dollars in relation to…

This crypto startup vanished and replaced its website content with word ‘penis’

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prodeum is the latest cryptocurrency company to pull an exit scam. The companies dealing with cryptocurrencies and ICOs are rarely seen in such scams, but…

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A cryptocurrency scam worth $375,000 uncovered

By Shehryar Ahmed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The boom of bitcoin might make investing in cryptocurrency sound like an amazing idea. Any sane person would love making a fortune from a small…

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