Indian man loses ₹3.5 crore to digital arrest scam via phone impersonation by Mumbai police and CBI officials
Summary
An Indian man lost ₹3.5 crore (approximately $430,000) in a digital arrest scam between December 18, 2022, and February 10, 2023. Scammers posing as Mumbai police officers and a CBI lawyer contacted the victim, falsely accusing him of illegal activities and threatening his daughter’s safety. The victim was pressured into making 17 online transactions totaling ₹3.56 crore to multiple bank accounts to avoid an alleged digital arrest. Authorities later froze ₹22 lakh in various accounts linked to the scam. Police arrested eight individuals involved in the scam across Nagpur, Ankleshwar, and Bihar between April 4 and April 9, 2023. Another scam involving ₹17.5 lakh was reported, where scammers impersonated TRAI and Delhi crime branch officials to defraud a woman.
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