Mumbai, Digital Arrest

Mumbai woman duped of Rs 4 crore in 'digital arrest' scam
A 77-year-old Mumbai woman was defrauded of Rs 4 crore in a 'Digital Arrest' Scam involving fake WhatsApp calls and threats
Digital Arrest Scam: IIT-Bombay student loses Rs 7 lakh – How he was duped online
A 25-year-old IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh due to a digital arrest fraud. The scammers, posing as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), falsely accused him of money laundering and demanded money.
Mumbai senior citizen put under ‘digital arrest’, duped of Rs 3.8 crore: How to protect yourself from such scams
A 77-year-old woman from South Mumbai was kept under ‘digital custody’ for over a month by scammers who threatened her with arrest and duped her of Rs 3.8 crore. With cases of ‘digital arrest’ scams on the rise,
You are under 'digital arrest': All about Rs 4 crore fraud in Mumbai
For over a month, a housewife from Mumbai was placed under "digital custody" and defrauded of Rs 3.8 crore by scammers posing as law enforcement officers looking into a false money laundering case
Digital arrest scam: Alert SBI staff saves senior citizen in Hyderabad from ₹13 lakh fraud
Fraudsters targeted a 61-year-old child specialist by telling him that he was under digital arrest and must not tell anyone about it, said a media report
Digital arrest: 50-yr-old woman duped of 1.6cr
A 50-year-old businesswoman in Indore lost Rs 1.6 crore to scammers posing as Enforcement Directorate officers in a digital arrest scheme. The fraudsters manipulated her into transferring funds under false claims of involvement in a money laundering case.
25-Year-Old IIT Bombay Student Loses Rs 7 Lakh In ‘Digital Arrest Scam’
IIT Bombay student loses ₹7.29 lakh in 'digital arrest' scam, as fraudsters impersonating TRAI and police coerce payment under threat of arrest.
A WhatsApp Call, Month-Long Digital Arrest And Rs 4 Crore Fraud In Mumbai
One fine day, the woman received a WhatsApp call stating that the parcel she had sent to Taiwan was halted. Five passports, a bank card, 4 kg of clothes and MDMA drugs have been seized, the caller claimed. A random WhatsApp call from an unknown number was just the beginning of the cyber fraud.
Elderly Woman Loses Rs 3.80 Crore in Digital Arrest Fraud Scheme in Mumbai
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai lost Rs 3.80 crore to cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials in a digital arrest scam.
WhatsApp call, then month-long 'digital arrest': How Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 crore
The ordeal began when the woman received a WhatsApp call claiming that a parcel she had allegedly sent to Taiwan had been intercepted by authorities.
Mumbai: Senior Citizen Under 'Digital Arrest' For A Month, Loses Rs 3.8 Crore To Cyber Fraud
Police said the complainant is a 77-year-old homemaker, who lives with her retired husband in South Mumbai and became a victim to a fake money laundering charge, in which she was threatened with arres
Under ‘digital arrest’, 55-year-old man made to go from Faridabad to Bihar
A 55-year-old man from Faridabad falls victim to a cyber scam, believing he was under investigation for money laundering. He ...
IIT Bombay Student Loses Rs 7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee ...