Digital Arrest

Bengaluru Techie Duped in ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam

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Bengaluru Techie Duped in 'Digital Arrest' Scam

According to authorities on Monday, a 39-year-old software engineer lost Rs 11.8 crore in a “digital arrest” scam after scammers posing as police officers indicated that his Aadhaar card was being used fraudulently to register bank accounts for money laundering. They said that the scam took place between November 25 and December 12. According to … Read more

IIT Bombay Student Duped of Lakh in Shocking ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam

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Delhi Family's Canada Dream Turns Nightmare, Duped of Rs 58 Lakh

An IIT Bombay student lost ₹ 7.29 lakh when a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) official and threatened him with ‘digital arrest’, police said on Tuesday. ‘Digital arrest’ is a new and increasing type of cyber fraud in which fraudsters impersonate as law enforcement officers or government employees and frighten … Read more