Indian man Loses 35 Million Rupees in Digital Arrest Scam | Scammers Posed as CBI Officers

Digital Arrest Scam: The arrests of eight individuals resulted from their scheme that tricked a senior citizen from Palghar in Maharashtra to give away ₹3.5 crore while under digital arrest pressures according to an official statement on Wednesday.

Digital Arrest Scammers in India

The extorted funds amounting to ₹22 lakh were discovered in various bank accounts so authorities froze this money according to news agency PTI. Digital arrest represents a kind of cyber crime that dupes victims into believing law enforcement agents have arrested them through fake police impersonators who then steal money from the victims.

According to Palghar Superintendent of Police (Rural) Balasaheb Patil the Palghar district resident became victim to the scam from December 18 of last year through February 10.

The criminal situation started when someone pretended to work as a Mumbai police officer who contacted the victim to accuse him of various types of illegality. Reports show that a CBI lawyer entered the call soon after the first law enforcement officer derived his identity.

Indian man Loses 35 Million Rupees in Digital Arrest Scam

Online Scammers in India: A deceased victim received death threats about harming his daughter before police officers forced him to transfer ₹3.5 crore to multiple bank accounts otherwise he would be arrested.

The police department accomplished the arrest of eight members of the gang which included three siblings due to both their intelligence work and investigation. The police took four arrests in Nagpur as well as three arrests in Ankleshwar and one arrest in Bhantara Aurangabad Bihar.

Police arrested nine culprits and placed seven of them in custody from April 4-9 until a court appearance. Additionally, police will present the Bihar-based subject to judicial authorities on Wednesday.

The complainant was told that he had been placed under digital arrest, said the police, adding that the scammer sought money on the pretext of freeing him. He was assured that the amount paid by him would be returned in the first week of March after a verification by the Reserve Bank of India.

The man transferred Rs3.56 crore in 17 online transactions and when he didn’t get back his money, he tried contacting the scammers, but in vain. He finally came to know about the fraud when he visited the police.

Another Similar Scam Case in India

The fraudsters made away with ₹17.5 lakh from Harbeer Kaur after masquerading as TRAI officials and Delhi crime branch members during their phone call exchange.

The victim reported to Sector 17 Cyber Crime Police Station that they received a call from a person who identified as Rahul Sharma of TRAI and provided ID PB049. Through the number 9580-828-483 the caller informed her that her name had an additional phone number issued for illegal advertisement and harassing communication.

A team was ordered to undertake investigations to track down the suspects. Cyber police station registered a case containing charges of Section 319(2) (cheating through personation), Section 318(4) (cheating through dishonest delivery of property), Section 336(3) (forgery to conduct cheating), Section 338 (forgery of valuable security), Section 340(2) (using forged documents as genuine items) and Section 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) from BNS.

Millions Lost to Digital Arrest Scam in India

Digital arrest describes a modern cyber fraud technique which uses criminals pretending to be governmental officials to force people into paying them money through deception. Scammers achieve psychological control through threatening behavior to make victims believe they are participants in major criminal acts.

The criminals force their victims to pay numerous monetary amounts so the victims can evade severe penalties including detention in jail.