Digital Arrest Scam

[Sushubh]

Duped in ‘digital arrest scam’, how a Gurgaon woman got back Rs 7 lakh two months later

Two months later, with efforts on the part of the victim, her husband, the police and the bank, the money was recovered and transferred back to her account.

indianexpress.com

 

[Sushubh]

Delhi Police flags rise in ‘digital arrest’ cases, issues warning

In Noida, another IT-based engineer was duped of Rs 3.75 lakh after being “held hostage” over a Skype call for over seven hours. “Policemen” had told her that a package under her name containing illegal drugs had been intercepted.

indianexpress.com

someone i know was targeted with a similar scam few days ago. she was on call for over two hours apparently. gave out a lot of information. but not money. crazy how they go about it.

 

[Sushubh]

Cyber criminals put city resident under ‘digital arrest’, cheat him of ₹2 lakh - Hindustan Times

 

[Sushubh]

Lucknow Poet Kept Under Digital Arrest, Made To Recite Poems By Scammers

A famous city-based progressive writer and poet, Naresh Saxena, was kept under digital arrest in his room for six long hours by cyberheist operators posing as CBI officers in Lucknow, police officials said.

www.ndtv.com

 

[Sushubh]

'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi cautions people against ‘digital arrest’ scam by fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials

PM Modi Mann ki baat: PM Modi urges nation to celebrate 150th birth anniversaries of Sardar Patel and Birsa Munda, warns against cybercrime.

www.thehindu.com

Fraud to rokne nahin hai. Bus advice suno.

 

[Sushubh]

https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/india/governments-cyber-security-agency-cert-in-issues-advisory-on-how-to-fight-digital-arrest/cid/2058828

 

[Sushubh]

Digital arrests: What a woman who lost Rs 5 cr in 5 days wants you to know - Times of India

Crime News: An entrepreneur was scammed over the course of five days by a cast of characters pretending to be police officials

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Sushubh]

'You are under digital arrest': Inside a scam looting millions from Indians

Indians are being stripped of their life savings by savvy scammers putting them under "digital arrest".

www.bbc.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

Delhi: How elderly engineer lost Rs 10 crore after 19 days of digital arrest

A retired engineer from Delhi was scammed out of over Rs 10 crore. The scammers pretended to be from the police and courier company. They claimed he was involved in money laundering. The scammers kept him under digital house arrest for 19 days. They threatened him and his family. He transferred...

m.economictimes.com

 

[Sushubh]

Over 17,000 WhatsApp accounts blocked in crackdown on digital arrest fraud

Most of these WhatsApp accounts were traced to countries like Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand, where they were allegedly being used for cyber fraud.

www.indiatoday.in