Manufactured urgency
Pressure to transfer money, disclose information or skip verification is a reason to pause.
FRAUD & FINANCIAL SECURITY
Pause. Verify.
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Practical education for recognising payment fraud, impersonation, account takeovers and unsafe requests—without fear-driven headlines.
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FOUR RED FLAGS
Signals worth slowing down for
Requests for secrets
Passwords, one-time codes, PINs and recovery phrases belong only in the legitimate process that created them.
Impersonation
A copied name, logo, badge, caller ID or message thread does not prove who is contacting you.
Guaranteed recovery
A promise to recover money for an advance payment can become a second loss.
ONE NON-NEGOTIABLE RULE
No legitimate educational article or support conversation needs your authentication secrets.
ExplainerFraud & Financial Security
SEBI Shares Bazaar Order: What Assured-Return Claims and Research-Analyst Rules Mean
A final SEBI adjudication order imposed penalties on Shares Bazaar Private Limited and four people after findings involving assured-return representations and unauthorised investment activity. This explainer separates the order's findings, penalties and investor-safety lessons from claims the order does not establish.
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Fraud & Financial Security9 Sept 2026
What RBI’s IDPIC Permission Means for Urban Co-operative Banks
The difference between permission to acquire membership-linked equity, institutional fraud intelligence, customer verification and reimbursement.