US EditionIndia: IIT Bombay student loses $8,000 to fraudsters in ‘digital arrest’ scam
- A 25-year-old student from IIT Bombay was duped of Rs 7.29 lakh after being digitally arrested by scammers posing as government officials, according to Mumbai Police.
- The student received a call claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, stating that 17 complaints were against his mobile number.
- The fraudsters managed to siphon off Rs 7 lakh after the student shared his bank account details during a WhatsApp video call, as reported by Mumbai Police.
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India: IIT Bombay student loses $8,000 to fraudsters in ‘digital arrest’ scam
A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay was duped of Rs 7.29 lakh ($8,633) by fraudsters, who issued a fake ‘digital arrest’ notice and demanded he pay the money. The cybercriminals posed as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the police said on Tuesday (Nov 26).
A case has come to light in Mumbai where a 77-year-old woman was duped of Rs 3.8 crores through digital arrest several times in a month. On the complaint of the woman, the police have registered a case and started investigation.
Mumbai woman, 77, digitally arrested for a month, robbed of Rs 3.8 crore
The suspect returned the Rs 15 lakh transferred by the woman to gain her trust. (Representative) Mumbai: A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was kept under 'digital arrest' for a month by cyber fraudsters who posed as law enforcement officials and transferred her Rs 3.8 crore, claiming that her Aadhaar card had been used in a […]
Digital arrest: IIT Bombay student duped by fraudsters
AN IIT Bombay student lost ₹729,000 (£6,812.06) after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of ‘digital arrest’, police said on Tuesday. ‘Digital arrest’ is a new and growing form of cyber fraud in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials or personnel of government agencies, and intimidate victims through audio/video calls…
IIT Bombay Student Duped Of Lakh In Shocking ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam » FELA NEWS
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 victims via audio/video communications. They hold the victims hostage and exert pressure on them to pay.…
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