BUSINESS

Fact check: ‘Spoofed’ online banking message on nominee spreading

Banking scams are on rise in India with the latest one being when you add a beneficiary or nominee to your bank or fixed deposit account. An SMS message is received by many that says, “Dear customer, you recently added a nominee to your account XXXXX. You will be able to send funds to this nominee after 30 mins”. The ...

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Fact Check: No, Sony and its PlayStation never acquired by Microsoft as claimed on ‘Dec 28’

A Spanish website devoted to Hispanics has put out a breaking news on December 28, 2020 claiming that the global tech giant Microsoft has acquired the Japanese conglomerate Sony for $130 billion, including all its affiliated businesses and PlayStation as well. The headline read: “Microsoft acquires Sony with all its divisions, including PlayStation.” The article went on to describe the ...

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