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Bengaluru Lecturer Sells Her Flat, 2 Plots To Pay Fake Cops Rs 2 Crore
She received a call from a person posing as a courier official, who claimed that a suspicious piece of baggage linked to her Aadhaar card had been seized.
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Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 1.16 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Delhi: Cops
The Delhi Police has arrested three alleged members of a cyber fraud syndicate for duping an 82-year-old woman of Rs 1.16 crore by placing her under digital arrest and coercing her to transfer money, an official said on Friday.
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Scammer Told Her She Was Named In Terror Case. Then Defrauded Rs 30 Lakh
Unidentified fraudsters extorted Rs 30 lakh from a 67-year-old woman in Indore by claiming that her name had surfaced in a terror case investigation and putting her under so-called digital arrest, police said on Friday.
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Elderly Jabalpur Couple Placed Under "Digital Arrest" For 4 Days, Rescued By Cops
A retired school principal and her husband were placed under "digital arrest" for four days at their Jabalpur home by cyber fraudsters posing as ATS officers and rescued by police on Tuesday when she told a lawyer about their ordeal, an official said
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2 Bengaluru Senior Citizens Lose Rs 80.5 Lakh To Fake 'RBI Officials'
A man from Bengaluru was allegedly cheated of Rs 80,50,000 after unidentified callers posing as police officials and RBI personnel threatened him with a fabricated money laundering case.
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Opinion | India Still Needs Something Like Sanchar Saathi - Just Not Like This
India is experiencing what authorities describe as a "peak menace" of digital fraud. The Supreme Court recently took suo motu cognisance of digital arrest scams after victims collectively lost approximately Rs 3,000 crore.
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Ex-Nurse Loses Life Savings Worth Rs 48 Lakh In Digital Arrest, 3 Arrested
In yet another case of the "digital arrest" scam, a 75-year-old retired nurse in Andhra Pradesh lost his life's savings, Rs 48 lakh, after he was subjected to intense fear and panic.
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Top Court Grants 'Free Hand' To Probe Agency In Digital Arrest Investigations
The CBI has been directed to identify police officers from each state who will help in the investigation, while Interpol assistance will be sought when cases have an international angle.
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71-Year-Old Hyderabad Man Loses Nearly Rs 2 Crore To Digital Arrest Scam
In another digital arrest case, Cybercrime Police of Hyderabad have nabbed three fraudsters who extorted Rs 1.92 crore from a senior citizen.
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3 Arrested In Delhi For Rs 88 Lakh Digital Arrest Scam
The Delhi Police has arrested three men accused of running a digital arrest and investment fraud racket that allegedly cheated people of more than Rs 88 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.
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72-Year-Old Mumbai Woman Duped Of Rs 32 Lakh
In yet another instance of a senior citizen being duped with the threat of a bogus criminal case, a 72-year-old woman in the city has lost Rs 32.8 lakh to fraudsters, police said on Friday.
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Retired Army Colonel Duped Of Rs 56 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam
An 83-year-old retired Army colonel here became the latest victim of online fraud, losing Rs 56.05 lakh after scammers impersonating Mumbai police officers threatened him with arrest.
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Top Court Restrains Courts From Releasing Accused In 'Digital Arrest' Fraud
In a rare move, the Supreme Court on Monday restrained the courts from releasing from jail the accused who had duped a 72-year-old woman advocate of the top court of Rs 3.29 crore through 'digital arrest' fraud.
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Nagarjuna Reveals His Family Member Was Digitally Arrested For 2 Days
Digital arrest is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials and hold them hostage to extort money
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Bengaluru Woman Loses Rs 32 Crore In Digital Arrest That Lasted 6 Months
A 57-year-old Bengaluru woman was conned out of nearly Rs 32 crore in an elaborate "digital arrest" scam, where fraudsters impersonating DHL staff and senior officials from the CBI and RBI
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Bengaluru Lecturer Sells Her Flat, 2 Plots To Pay Fake Cops Rs 2 Crore
She received a call from a person posing as a courier official, who claimed that a suspicious piece of baggage linked to her Aadhaar card had been seized.
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Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 1.16 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Delhi: Cops
The Delhi Police has arrested three alleged members of a cyber fraud syndicate for duping an 82-year-old woman of Rs 1.16 crore by placing her under digital arrest and coercing her to transfer money, an official said on Friday.
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Scammer Told Her She Was Named In Terror Case. Then Defrauded Rs 30 Lakh
Unidentified fraudsters extorted Rs 30 lakh from a 67-year-old woman in Indore by claiming that her name had surfaced in a terror case investigation and putting her under so-called digital arrest, police said on Friday.
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Elderly Jabalpur Couple Placed Under "Digital Arrest" For 4 Days, Rescued By Cops
A retired school principal and her husband were placed under "digital arrest" for four days at their Jabalpur home by cyber fraudsters posing as ATS officers and rescued by police on Tuesday when she told a lawyer about their ordeal, an official said
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2 Bengaluru Senior Citizens Lose Rs 80.5 Lakh To Fake 'RBI Officials'
A man from Bengaluru was allegedly cheated of Rs 80,50,000 after unidentified callers posing as police officials and RBI personnel threatened him with a fabricated money laundering case.
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Opinion | India Still Needs Something Like Sanchar Saathi - Just Not Like This
India is experiencing what authorities describe as a "peak menace" of digital fraud. The Supreme Court recently took suo motu cognisance of digital arrest scams after victims collectively lost approximately Rs 3,000 crore.
-
Ex-Nurse Loses Life Savings Worth Rs 48 Lakh In Digital Arrest, 3 Arrested
In yet another case of the "digital arrest" scam, a 75-year-old retired nurse in Andhra Pradesh lost his life's savings, Rs 48 lakh, after he was subjected to intense fear and panic.
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Top Court Grants 'Free Hand' To Probe Agency In Digital Arrest Investigations
The CBI has been directed to identify police officers from each state who will help in the investigation, while Interpol assistance will be sought when cases have an international angle.
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71-Year-Old Hyderabad Man Loses Nearly Rs 2 Crore To Digital Arrest Scam
In another digital arrest case, Cybercrime Police of Hyderabad have nabbed three fraudsters who extorted Rs 1.92 crore from a senior citizen.
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3 Arrested In Delhi For Rs 88 Lakh Digital Arrest Scam
The Delhi Police has arrested three men accused of running a digital arrest and investment fraud racket that allegedly cheated people of more than Rs 88 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.
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72-Year-Old Mumbai Woman Duped Of Rs 32 Lakh
In yet another instance of a senior citizen being duped with the threat of a bogus criminal case, a 72-year-old woman in the city has lost Rs 32.8 lakh to fraudsters, police said on Friday.
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Retired Army Colonel Duped Of Rs 56 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam
An 83-year-old retired Army colonel here became the latest victim of online fraud, losing Rs 56.05 lakh after scammers impersonating Mumbai police officers threatened him with arrest.
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Top Court Restrains Courts From Releasing Accused In 'Digital Arrest' Fraud
In a rare move, the Supreme Court on Monday restrained the courts from releasing from jail the accused who had duped a 72-year-old woman advocate of the top court of Rs 3.29 crore through 'digital arrest' fraud.
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Nagarjuna Reveals His Family Member Was Digitally Arrested For 2 Days
Digital arrest is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials and hold them hostage to extort money
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Bengaluru Woman Loses Rs 32 Crore In Digital Arrest That Lasted 6 Months
A 57-year-old Bengaluru woman was conned out of nearly Rs 32 crore in an elaborate "digital arrest" scam, where fraudsters impersonating DHL staff and senior officials from the CBI and RBI
