Mumbai doctor duped of ₹7.33 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop
1 year ago

Mumbai doctor duped of ₹7.33 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop

Hindustan Times  

A case under sections 419, 420 and 465 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act was registered against the unidentified accused last week, the official said. The accused, posing as a police official, also initiated a video call with the complainant, during which she noticed the Mumbai police logo, the official said. During the video call, the doctor was informed that several fake bank accounts had been opened in her name, and the money was used to fund terror activities, he said. According to the first information report, the accused also sent the complainant a letter on the letterhead of the deputy commissioner of police with a forged signature of Navi Mumbai commissioner Milind Bharambe, and he informed her that she would receive intimation from the Reserve Bank of India. The complainant received intimation from the RBI from an unknown phone number, which contained a code, and she was directed to deposit ₹6.8 lakh with the bank so that the authorities could verify all her bank accounts, the official said.

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Digital arrest scam: Cops foil ₹1.10-cr cyber fraud targeting elderly couple in Mohali
2 days, 11 hours ago

Digital arrest scam: Cops foil ₹1.10-cr cyber fraud targeting elderly couple in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

The Mohali cybercrime police on Monday saved an 80-year-old man and his wife from losing ₹1.10 crore to cyber fraudsters running a ‘digital arrest’ scam. The Mohali cybercrime police on Monday saved an 80-year-old man and his wife from losing ₹ 1.10 crore to cyber fraudsters running a ‘digital arrest’ scam. “As the victim remained in fear, the fraudsters instructed …

Chandigarh: 73-year-old man falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹10 lakh
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3 days, 11 hours ago

Chandigarh: 73-year-old man falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹10 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 73-year-old resident of Sector 49, Chandigarh, was duped of ₹10 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and law enforcement, threatening him with arrest in a fake money laundering case. The fraudsters coerced Vibhash Chandra Burman, the victim into transferring his savings to an “SSA account” to prove his innocence after …

Mumbai woman loses Rs 20 crore after attending a fake call from scammer
6 days, 15 hours ago

Mumbai woman loses Rs 20 crore after attending a fake call from scammer

India Today  

Scams are on rise more than ever and despite several incidents being reported online, several people are being affected by them. Now, in the latest scam, an 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than Rs 20 crore of her savings. The scam began when the elderly woman received a phone call from a person claiming to be a Central …

Woman from Hyderabad loses ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam
1 week ago

Woman from Hyderabad loses ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam

The Hindu  

A 46-year-old homemaker from Hyderabad was duped of ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam after being tricked by a fraudster posing as a bank representative. The victim received a call from an unknown number, where the caller claimed that her Credit Card Protection Plan was about to be deactivated. Shortly after, the fraudster gained access to her mobile phone, …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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1 week ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

The Hindu  

An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. The fraudsters asked the elderly woman to share with them her bank details under the pretext of verifying funds of her account which were connected to criminal activity, the official said. While investigating the …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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1 week ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. Elderly woman loses ₹ 20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held One of the fraudsters posed as a 'CBI officer' to extort money from the woman, they said, adding three persons have …

Homemaker, store owner lose ₹38L to digital arrest fraud
1 week ago

Homemaker, store owner lose ₹38L to digital arrest fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: In two separate cases reported from Andheri, cyber frauds impersonating as CBI and police officers extorted ₹38 lakh from a 58-year-old homemaker and a 60-year-old medical store owner, using the ‘digital arrest’ modus operandi. A person in police uniform then interrogated the woman on a WhatsApp video call and coerced her into transferring ₹15 lakh after placing her under …

Citizens cheated of ₹31.35 lakh in cyber fraud cases
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1 week, 1 day ago

Citizens cheated of ₹31.35 lakh in cyber fraud cases

Hindustan Times  

Three cases of cyber frauds were lodged in the city on March 17, where fraudsters duped citizens collectively of ₹31.35 lakh. In the first case, the Alankar Police have lodged a case against a nationalised bank manager for calling up a bank customer urging him to complete the Know your customer process and instead fraudulently transferred ₹8.60 lakh from the …

Scammers threaten doctor with fake human trafficking case, dupes her of Rs 70 lakh in online scam
1 week, 1 day ago

Scammers threaten doctor with fake human trafficking case, dupes her of Rs 70 lakh in online scam

India Today  

Cyber fraud is becoming an epidemic in India. While these cyber hawkers use different tricks to dupe people, one of the most prominent fraudulent plans is reportedly the ‘digital arrest’ scam, where scammers call unsuspecting individuals and threaten them into giving their money. The latest victim of this fraud has been reported from Pune, where a doctor was duped of …

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam
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1 week, 3 days ago

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam

Hindustan Times  

An 86-year-old woman in Mumbai became yet another victim of cyber fraud and a digital arrest scam, losing over ₹20 crore after getting a call about misuse of her Aadhaar card. 20.25 crore In the initial call that set the whole scam up, the caller told the victim that her Aadhaar card and other personal information had been used to …

Private hospital employee loses ₹2.8 lakh to online fraud
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Private hospital employee loses ₹2.8 lakh to online fraud

The Hindu  

An electrician of a private hospital in Manipal lost ₹2.8 lakh to fraudsters, who made him transfer money to receive a gift from abroad. In the compliant to Udupi Town Police, the victim said he got message from an unknown person on instagram from the account ‘reta_wat’ in December 2024 and he started to interact with the person. The caller …

Retired employee loses ₹10 lakh in first case of digital arrest in Yadgir
1 month, 1 week ago

Retired employee loses ₹10 lakh in first case of digital arrest in Yadgir

The Hindu  

A case related to digital arrest has come to light in Yadgir district wherein a retired woman employee has been duped of ₹10 lakh by fraudsters. “The caller, who spoke in Hindi, said that a case related to money laundering was registered against the complainant and another accused Naresh Goel and sought details of the complainant’s bank accounts, PAN and …

Cyber Fraudsters Dupe Jodhpur Doctor Of Rs 63 Lakh With Fake Investment Scheme On WhatsApp
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cyber Fraudsters Dupe Jodhpur Doctor Of Rs 63 Lakh With Fake Investment Scheme On WhatsApp

ABP News  

Jaipur: A neurosurgeon from Jodhpur lost Rs 62.8 lakh to cyber criminals who lured him with promises of high returns on stock market investments, the police said. According to Bhagat Ki Kothi police station in-charge Rajiv Bhadu, the victim, Tejpal Fidoda, the son of Amar Singh and a resident of Krishna Nagar, received a link on January 3 that invited …

Man duped of ₹41 lakh twice in 2 months by cyber frauds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man duped of ₹41 lakh twice in 2 months by cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 55-year-old man was duped of ₹41.67 lakh by cyber criminals who entrapped him twice in investment fraud within two months, police said on Tuesday. The man transacted ₹ 15.49 lakh in four different bank accounts in Odisha and Maharashtra through first App. While impersonating investment officials of two different firms, the suspects approached the victim, a retired army …

Seven held for duping man of Rs 1.5 lakh with fake profiles in Karnataka
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Seven held for duping man of Rs 1.5 lakh with fake profiles in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Adugodi police arrested seven accused who cheated a man by sending a fake friend request on social media and defrauded him of Rs 1.5 lakh. The police said that the accused sent a friend request on a social media platform using a fake profile picture of the victim’s old friend. To avoid taxes, he said he would transfer …

Two from Coimbatore duped of over ₹71 lakh by cyber fraudsters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two from Coimbatore duped of over ₹71 lakh by cyber fraudsters

The Hindu  

Two persons from Coimbatore were cheated of a total of ₹71,29,000 after they fell into the traps of cyber fraudsters. The septuagenarian received a call from an unknown person, who impersonated a CBI officer and told him that a First Information Report has been registered against him at the Andheri police station in Maharashtra, for having been involved in money …

Hyderabad doctor conned of ₹3 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam by scammers
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad doctor conned of ₹3 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam by scammers

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested two individuals from Gujarat for ‘digitally arresting’ a Hyderabad-based doctor and conning her of ₹3 crore by posing as government officials. Their scam with the Hyderabad victim began with a 54-year-old female doctor, residing in Gudimalkapur, receiving a call from an unknown individual claiming to be an officer from the Telecom Department. Under duress and …

Two men arrested for cyber fraud in Chennai
2 months ago

Two men arrested for cyber fraud in Chennai

The Hindu  

The Cybercrime Wing of the Avadi City Police has arrested two men who were allegedly part of an online cybercrime network that swindled over ₹38 lakh from a college lecturer a few months ago. In July last year, the victim, Mary Janet Daisy of Velappanchavadi, received a call from a person claiming they were from the Mumbai cybercrime police. On …

'Cyber Crime Like A Silent Virus Costing Society More Than Money': Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 'Digital Arrest' Accused
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2 months ago

'Cyber Crime Like A Silent Virus Costing Society More Than Money': Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 'Digital Arrest' Accused

Live Law  

Taking note of the surge in cybercrimes across the nation, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that cybercrime in our country is like a silent virus, and it has affected an uncountable number of innocent victims who have been defrauded of their hard-earned money. The court made these observations while denying bail to one Nishant Roy, booked under Sections 384, …

Ludhiana: 80-year-old retd principal held under ‘digital arrest’ for 5 days, duped of ₹47L
2 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: 80-year-old retd principal held under ‘digital arrest’ for 5 days, duped of ₹47L

Hindustan Times  

In yet another incident of cyber fraud in the city, an 80-year-old retired school principal was allegedly held under ‘digital arrest’ for five days and duped of over ₹47 lakh, officials said. The caller introduced himself as a Central Bureau of Investigation officer and accused her of using a Mumbai-based bank account for laundering money linked to a private airline …

' ₹10 lakh for impregnating women': New cyber fraud emerges in Bihar; 3 arrested
2 months, 2 weeks ago

' ₹10 lakh for impregnating women': New cyber fraud emerges in Bihar; 3 arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar Police on Saturday arrested three cyber fraudsters for duping men by promising them ₹10 lakh for impregnating childless women. The police said the accused would post The accused have been identified as Prince Raj, Bhola Kumar and Rahul Kumar. "Acting on a complaint received by the Cyber police station, a trap was laid and three persons – Prince …

Another digital arrest case! Woman in Bengaluru scammed of over Rs 1.2 Crore
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Another digital arrest case! Woman in Bengaluru scammed of over Rs 1.2 Crore

India TV News  

In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 28-year-old woman software engineer from Bengaluru has been duped over Rs 1.2 crore under the guise of a “digital arrest” scheme. The scammers even provided fake letters purportedly from financial departments, the Mumbai Crime Branch, and the Central Bureau of Investigation, stating that she would need to transfer 95% of her funds …

Ludhiana: Retired army official kept under digital arrest, duped of ₹35 lakh
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Retired army official kept under digital arrest, duped of ₹35 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Cyber criminals posing as Central Bureau of Investigation and police officers allegedly duped an 81-year-old retired army officer of over ₹35.30 lakh, officials said. The accused trapped Lieutenant Colonel Parupkar Singh Sibia of Sarabha Nagar, accusing him of laundering money for a private airline carrier, and put him under a ‘digital arrest’ for one day, coercing him into transferring money …

Mumbai: Elderly woman loses ₹1.5 crore in ‘digital arrest’, scammers pose as SIT officers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai: Elderly woman loses ₹1.5 crore in ‘digital arrest’, scammers pose as SIT officers

Hindustan Times  

A 78-year-old woman in south Mumbai fell prey to cyber fraud and lost ₹1.5 crore to scammers posing as members of a Special Investigation Team of Delhi Special police, Times of India reported. Subsequently, calls from individuals posing as officials from the police department, Cyber Crime Branch and, the Finance Department pressurized the elderly victim and threatened her with arrest …

Mumbai cyber scam: Elderly woman tricked into transferring ₹1.5 cr to fraudsters; here is what happened
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai cyber scam: Elderly woman tricked into transferring ₹1.5 cr to fraudsters; here is what happened

Live Mint  

In other shocking cyber scam news, a 78-year-old woman from South Mumbai became the latest victim of a fraud scheme, losing a staggering ₹1.5 crore after being duped by fraudsters posing as officials from the Special Investigation Team of the Delhi police, reportedTOI. The scammers reportedly continued their deception by posing as various officials from government departments, including the Cyber …

Woman loses Rs 1.5 crore after ordering food for daughter
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman loses Rs 1.5 crore after ordering food for daughter

India Today  

A 78-year-old woman from South Mumbai fell victim to a cyber scam and lost Rs 1.5 crore after being tricked by fraudsters posing as the Special Investigation Team of Delhi police, according to a report by TOI. As part of the elaborate scam, several people posing as officials from various government departments, including the Cyber Crime Branch and the Finance …

Ludhiana: Doctor duped of ₹22k by cyber fraudsters
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Doctor duped of ₹22k by cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

A doctor fell prey to cyber fraudsters, losing ₹22,699. The cyber crime police station, Ludhiana rural, have registered an FIR against unidentified accused and initiated an investigation. Complainant Navraj Singh of Salempur village in Jagraon said he runs his clinic. The complainant added that the caller asked him to make a transaction of a small amount to their account and …

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore to 'digital arrest' scam
3 months ago

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore to 'digital arrest' scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A 39-year-old software engineer became a victim of a "digital arrest" scam and lost Rs 11.8 crore when fraudsters impersonating police officials claimed that his Aadhaar card was being misused to open bank accounts for money laundering, police said on Monday. Later, he got a call from a person claiming to be a police officer alleging that his Aadhaar …

Hyderabad: Digitally arrested for 2 days, man lost Rs 7.5 lakh
3 months ago

Hyderabad: Digitally arrested for 2 days, man lost Rs 7.5 lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Cyber fraudsters posing as crime branch officers “digital arrested” a 45-year-old Hyderabad man for two days and duped him of ‘7.5 lakh by falsely claiming that that his name had turned up in courier case. On Monday, the victim lodged a complaint with the cyber crime unit, stating he received a call alleging that a shipment from Mumbai to China …

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹30 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam; forced to break FDs and empty bank accounts: Report
3 months ago

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹30 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam; forced to break FDs and empty bank accounts: Report

Hindustan Times  

In yet another case of “digital arrest,” a 46-year-old homemaker from Indiranagar, Bengaluru, was conned out of over ₹30 lakh by fraudsters impersonating officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Mumbai police. According to a report by Deccan Herald, the scammers held her under a fabricated “digital arrest” for 11 days, orchestrating an elaborate cyber scam. Fake calls from …

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore in digital arrest scam
3 months ago

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore in digital arrest scam

India Today  

A 39-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru lost Rs 11.8 crore in a "digital arrest" scam, after fraudsters impersonating police officers falsely accused him of being involved in money laundering. The caller alleged that his SIM card, linked to his Aadhaar card, had been used for illegal Soon after, the victim received another call from someone pretending to be a police …

Swift intervention by bank, cyber police save doctor from losing lakhs to scammers in Kerala
3 months, 1 week ago

Swift intervention by bank, cyber police save doctor from losing lakhs to scammers in Kerala

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The swift intervention of the Cyber Investigation Division helped a Changanassery-based doctor recover Rs 4.2 lakh that he had transferred to cyber scammers, who had held him under 'virtual arrest' after making him believe they were from the Mumbai police. The doctor was contacted by the cyber criminals impersonating Mumbai police officers on Tuesday, alleging that they had found …

Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud
3 months, 1 week ago

Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud

India Today  

An 83-year-old woman from Bengaluru was cheated of Rs 1.24 crore by fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials. The incident, which took place between October and November, came to light when the victim filed a complaint with the city cyber police after growing suspicious of the scammers’ activities. The FIR also detailed the four separate transactions made by the woman …

Hyderabad Woman Duped of Rs 4.49 Lakh in Trade Market Fraud Scheme
3 months, 1 week ago

Hyderabad Woman Duped of Rs 4.49 Lakh in Trade Market Fraud Scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters duped a 40-year-old housewife from the city to the tune of Rs 4, 49,740 in the name of a trade market investment scheme. In a complaint lodged with the city cybercrime unit on Monday, she said that some persons had called her on her Whatsapp some months back offering to hire her and pay huge commissions to …

Digital arrest scam: IT professional kept under ‘digital arrest’ for over a week in Coonoor, defrauded of ₹16 lakhs
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Digital arrest scam: IT professional kept under ‘digital arrest’ for over a week in Coonoor, defrauded of ₹16 lakhs

The Hindu  

Scammers pretending to be cyber crime police defrauded an IT professional in Coonoor of ₹16 lakhs in cash, falsely stating that she had been under ‘digital arrest’, and not allowing her to leave her home for over a week, the police have said. A few minutes later, the woman received a call on a video calling application from people claiming …

Thane resident loses ₹59 lakh to scamsters posing as Customs, CBI officials: Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Thane resident loses ₹59 lakh to scamsters posing as Customs, CBI officials: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 54-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane lost ₹59 lakh after cyber fraudsters posing as Customs officials and Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths threatened to take action against him for alleged criminal activities, the police said. A senior police officer told PTI, “The victim received multiple phone calls from a person who identified himself as a Customs officer from Delhi. The …

Pune man gets call for his involvement in credit card fraud, loses Rs 28 lakh in scam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pune man gets call for his involvement in credit card fraud, loses Rs 28 lakh in scam

India Today  

In the past few months, there has been a sharp rise in cases of online scams in India. In this scam, fraudsters posing as fake police officials call victims, confine them to a room under the pretence of digital arrest, and instruct them not to communicate with anyone. The recently reported victim of this scam is a 76-year-old doctor from …

Mumbai woman made to strip on pretext of ‘digital arrest’, duped of ₹1.8 lakh — Here’s what happened
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai woman made to strip on pretext of ‘digital arrest’, duped of ₹1.8 lakh — Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

In yet another incident, a Mumbai woman was made to strip and duped of ₹1.8 lakh by scamsters after they convinced the 26-year-old that she was under ‘digital arrest.’ The victim who resides in Borivali East, received a phone call on November 19 where the fraudsters claimed to be Delhi Police officers, NDTV reported. As the conversation followed, the scammers …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, duped of ₹1.78 lakh, in ‘digital arrest’ scam
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai woman forced to strip, duped of ₹1.78 lakh, in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu  

A 26-year-old woman from Mumbai was allegedly coerced into stripping during a video call after falling victim to a scam involving cybercriminals posing as Delhi police. The fraudsters also duped her of ₹1.78 lakh under the pretext of a “digital arrest” linked to a fake money laundering case. Claiming the matter was confidential, the fraudsters threatened her with a “digital …

Mumbai shocker: Digitally arrested woman asked to strip for ‘body verification’, duped of ₹1.7 lakh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai shocker: Digitally arrested woman asked to strip for ‘body verification’, duped of ₹1.7 lakh

Hindustan Times  

In another shocking digital arrest case in Maharashtra's Mumbai, a 26-year-old woman was duped of Rs. After that, they went on to tell her that her name had come up in a money laundering investigation linked to jailed Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal, according to an NDTV report. As it went on, the scammers told the woman to strip naked …

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 33-year-old resident of Chandivali, Powai, has been defrauded of ₹26.33 lakh by cyber fraudsters who brought the full weight of the ‘law’ to bear upon her, pressuring her into parting with her savings and investments. Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case The Cyber Police said things began to unravel for the victim on …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam

India Today  

A 26-year-old woman from Mumbai was forced to strip during a video call and extorted Rs 1.7 lakh by fraudsters posing as Delhi Police officials in another case of a digital arrest scam. The victim, a resident of Borivali East, was contacted by the fraudsters on November 19 and accused of involvement in a money laundering case linked to businessman …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after digital arrest
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai woman forced to strip, cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after digital arrest

India Today  

A 26-year-old woman in Mumbai was coerced into stripping during a video call and cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after falling prey to a digital arrest scam by fraudsters posing as police officials. The fraudsters, using multiple phone numbers, threatened her with arrest and forced her to book a hotel room for a virtual interrogation. During the video call, the …

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

In a shocking incident, a 74-year-old retired bank worker in Maharashtra's Thane was duped of ₹3.57 crore. The imposter threatened the victim and made him transfer a sum of ₹3.57 crore into different bank accounts, the official from Central police station said, as quoted by PTI. Digital arrest fraud in Mumbai In another such incident, a 77-year-old woman from Mumbai …

IIT Bombay Student Duped Of Rs 7.29 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
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4 months ago

IIT Bombay Student Duped Of Rs 7.29 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam

ABP News  

Mumbai: An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', news agency PTI quoted police as saying. 'Digital arrest' is a new and growing form of cyber fraud in which fraudsters pose as …

IIT Bombay student gets fake threat of ‘digital arrest', loses ₹7 lakh
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4 months ago

IIT Bombay student gets fake threat of ‘digital arrest', loses ₹7 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A student from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay became the latest victim of a growing cyber fraud known as "digital arrest," losing a staggering ₹7.29 lakh to a scammer posing as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India employee. The caller posed as an employee of the TRAI and informed him that 17 complaints of illegal activities were registered against his …

IIT Bombay student loses ₹7 lakh in 'digital arrest' scam
4 months ago

IIT Bombay student loses ₹7 lakh in 'digital arrest' scam

Hindustan Times  

An IIT Bombay student lost ₹7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday. An IIT Bombay student lost over ₹ 7 lakh in the new 'digital arrest' scam 'Digital arrest' is a new and …

IIT Bombay student duped of over Rs 7 lakh by scammers after digital arrest
4 months ago

IIT Bombay student duped of over Rs 7 lakh by scammers after digital arrest

India Today  

A 25-year-old student from IIT Bombay was duped of Rs 7.29 lakh after he was digitally arrested by scammers who posed as government officials, according to the Mumbai Police. The student realised that he had been duped only after reading about similar digital arrest scams on the internet after which he informed the police. In October, the Union Ministry of …

Mumbai woman duped of ₹3.8 crore in ‘longest’ digital arrest case in India: Report
4 months ago

Mumbai woman duped of ₹3.8 crore in ‘longest’ digital arrest case in India: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was duped of Rs. Scammers did this in the guise of a fake money laundering case against the woman and it all started when she got a WhatsApp call. Scammers posing as police officers claimed that the said parcel contained 5 passports, about 4 kilograms of clothes, a drug called MDMA and a bank card, …

WhatsApp call, then month-long 'digital arrest': How Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 crore
4 months ago

WhatsApp call, then month-long 'digital arrest': How Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 crore

India Today  

A 77-year-old woman from South Mumbai was duped of Rs 3.8 crore in a month-long cyber fraud that saw con artists posing as senior law enforcement officials. The elderly homemaker, who lives with her retired husband, was kept under "digital arrest" for a month under the pretext of a fake money laundering case and threatened with arrest. The ordeal began …

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