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'Digital Arrest': People Are Losing Crores To Scammers. How To Remain Safe
"Digital arrests" refers to a type of cyber fraud where scammers impersonate law enforcement officers or government representatives.
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Digital Arrest Scammers Target 90-Year-Old In Gujarat, Cheat Him Of Rs 1 Crore
A 90-year-old man in Gujarat's Surat lost his entire life savings of over Rs 1 crore to fraudsters, who posed as CBI officers and placed him under 'digital arrest' for 15 days.
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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore
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 made her transfer Rs 3.8 crore, claiming her Aadhaar card was used in a money laundering case.
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Retired Air Force Personnel Duped Of ₹ 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A retired Air Force official from Faridabad was duped of Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters posing as TRAI and CBI officials, who placed him under "digital arrest" for 55 hours, the police said on Wednesday.
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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 and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday.
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Alert SBI Staff Save Senior Citizen From 13-Lakh 'Digital Arrest' Scam
The State Bank of India (SBI) and its staff are often at the receiving end of criticism and the subject of memes such as 'lunch ke baad aana', but a group of alert employees at an SBI branch in Hyderabad saved a senior citizen from fraud
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A WhatsApp Call, Month-Long Digital Arrest And Rs 4 Crore Fraud In Mumbai
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai has been duped of Rs. 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as IPS officers.
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Noida Woman Gets Fake Probe Agency Notices On WhatsApp, Duped Of Rs 34 Lakh
A woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh here in a case of "digital arrest" by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate.
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Drugs, Mega Land Deal: Ahmedabad Builder Duped Of Rs 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A builder in Ahmedabad lost Rs 1 crore after he fell prey to a 'digital arrest' scam in which some people posing to be from the police and the Narcotics Control Bureau told him that 550 grams of a drug was found in a parcel in his name.
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Elderly Man Defrauded Of Rs 40 Lakh Through 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Indore, 2 Arrested
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 71-year-old man of Rs 40.7 lakh in a case involving a fake "digital arrest" in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Wednesday.
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Punjab Cyber Police Bust 'Digital Arrest' Fraud Gang Based In Assam
Punjab Police's Cybercrime Division has busted an inter-state gang involved in digital arrest cyber fraud with the arrest of two Assam-based men for their involvement in the fraud, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
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Retired Delhi Engineer Cheated Of Rs 10 Crore Via Digital Arrest
A 72-year-old retired engineer was duped of more than Rs 10 crore after being kept on "digital arrest" for eight hours at his house in Rohini here, police said on Thursday.
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Cops Save Bhopal Businessman From Fake Digital Arrest In Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday saved a businessman from being looted by cyber criminals who had put him under "digital arrest" in Bhopal, an official said.
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Mumbai Woman Placed Under 'Digital Arrest' By Fraudsters, Pays Rs 14 Lakh
A 67-year-old Mumbai-based woman was placed under "digital arrest" by online fraudsters, who forced her to pay Rs 14 lakh in exchange of clearing her name in a non-existent money laundering case, police have said.
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Placed Under 'Digital Arrest', Techie Escapes With Police's Help
A 44-year-old IT employee, who was placed under "digital arrest" in Hyderabad by cyber criminals in a fake money laundering case for nearly 30 hours, managed to escape from the crooks with the help of police, without losing any amount.
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'Digital Arrest': People Are Losing Crores To Scammers. How To Remain Safe
"Digital arrests" refers to a type of cyber fraud where scammers impersonate law enforcement officers or government representatives.
-
Digital Arrest Scammers Target 90-Year-Old In Gujarat, Cheat Him Of Rs 1 Crore
A 90-year-old man in Gujarat's Surat lost his entire life savings of over Rs 1 crore to fraudsters, who posed as CBI officers and placed him under 'digital arrest' for 15 days.
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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore
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 made her transfer Rs 3.8 crore, claiming her Aadhaar card was used in a money laundering case.
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Retired Air Force Personnel Duped Of ₹ 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A retired Air Force official from Faridabad was duped of Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters posing as TRAI and CBI officials, who placed him under "digital arrest" for 55 hours, the police said on Wednesday.
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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 and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday.
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Alert SBI Staff Save Senior Citizen From 13-Lakh 'Digital Arrest' Scam
The State Bank of India (SBI) and its staff are often at the receiving end of criticism and the subject of memes such as 'lunch ke baad aana', but a group of alert employees at an SBI branch in Hyderabad saved a senior citizen from fraud
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A WhatsApp Call, Month-Long Digital Arrest And Rs 4 Crore Fraud In Mumbai
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai has been duped of Rs. 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as IPS officers.
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Noida Woman Gets Fake Probe Agency Notices On WhatsApp, Duped Of Rs 34 Lakh
A woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh here in a case of "digital arrest" by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate.
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Drugs, Mega Land Deal: Ahmedabad Builder Duped Of Rs 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A builder in Ahmedabad lost Rs 1 crore after he fell prey to a 'digital arrest' scam in which some people posing to be from the police and the Narcotics Control Bureau told him that 550 grams of a drug was found in a parcel in his name.
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Elderly Man Defrauded Of Rs 40 Lakh Through 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Indore, 2 Arrested
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 71-year-old man of Rs 40.7 lakh in a case involving a fake "digital arrest" in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Wednesday.
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Punjab Cyber Police Bust 'Digital Arrest' Fraud Gang Based In Assam
Punjab Police's Cybercrime Division has busted an inter-state gang involved in digital arrest cyber fraud with the arrest of two Assam-based men for their involvement in the fraud, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
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Retired Delhi Engineer Cheated Of Rs 10 Crore Via Digital Arrest
A 72-year-old retired engineer was duped of more than Rs 10 crore after being kept on "digital arrest" for eight hours at his house in Rohini here, police said on Thursday.
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Cops Save Bhopal Businessman From Fake Digital Arrest In Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday saved a businessman from being looted by cyber criminals who had put him under "digital arrest" in Bhopal, an official said.
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Mumbai Woman Placed Under 'Digital Arrest' By Fraudsters, Pays Rs 14 Lakh
A 67-year-old Mumbai-based woman was placed under "digital arrest" by online fraudsters, who forced her to pay Rs 14 lakh in exchange of clearing her name in a non-existent money laundering case, police have said.
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Placed Under 'Digital Arrest', Techie Escapes With Police's Help
A 44-year-old IT employee, who was placed under "digital arrest" in Hyderabad by cyber criminals in a fake money laundering case for nearly 30 hours, managed to escape from the crooks with the help of police, without losing any amount.
