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‘Digital Arrest’ Scammers Stealing People’s Savings In India

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‘Digital Arrest’ Scammers Stealing People’s Savings In India

Bengaluru: Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police. The cybercrime known as “digital arrest” — where fraudsters pose online as law enforcement officials and order people to transfer huge amounts of money — has become so rampant that…

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"I Was Crying, Begging": YouTuber On 40-Hour "Digital Arrest"

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"I Was Crying, Begging": YouTuber On 40-Hour "Digital Arrest"

Popular social media influencer Ankush Bahuguna on Sunday recounted a shocking and traumatic ordeal in which he was held hostage by scammers for 40 hours. The content creator, in a video on Instagram, detailed how he was forced into a “digital arrest,” isolated from friends and family, and lost not only money but also his…

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Centre Blocks 59,000 WhatsApp Accounts Used For Digital Fraud

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Centre Blocks 59,000 WhatsApp Accounts Used For Digital Fraud

A suspect registry of identifiers of cyber criminals has been launched. (Representational image) New Delhi: The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has identified and blocked more than 1,700 Skype IDs and 59,000 WhatsApp accounts used for digital fraud, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister…

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People Are Losing Crores To Scammers. How To Remain Safe

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People Are Losing Crores To Scammers. How To Remain Safe

Representational Image New Delhi: A 90-year-old Gujarat man was duped of over Rs 1 crore by fraudsters posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers. The conmen placed the senior citizen under a “digital arrest”, claiming the old man was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering. According to the Surat Crime Branch, five individuals…

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90-Year-Old Falls Prey To Digital Arrest Scam In Gujarat, Loses Rs 1 Crore

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90-Year-Old Falls Prey To Digital Arrest Scam In Gujarat, Loses Rs 1 Crore

The items recovered from the accused. Ahmedabad: 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, claiming that drugs were found in a parcel that was couriered in his name from Mumbai…

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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore

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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore

The accused returned the Rs 15 lakh transferred by the woman, to gain her trust. (Representational) 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 made her transfer Rs 3.8 crore, claiming her Aadhaar card was used in a money…

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Ahmedabad Builder Duped Of Rs 1 Crore In ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam

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Ahmedabad Builder Duped Of Rs 1 Crore In ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam

Police officials said the fraudsters appeared to have been keeping tabs on the builder. Ahmedabad: 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…

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Retired University Professor Cheated Of Rs 75 Lakh In ‘Digital Arrest’ Fraud

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Retired University Professor Cheated Of Rs 75 Lakh In ‘Digital Arrest’ Fraud

Transactions worth Rs 13 lakh were blocked due to police intervention. (Representational) Aligarh: A retired Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor was allegedly duped of more than Rs 75 lakhs by fraudsters posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) and putting her under ‘digital arrest’ for 10 days, police said on Sunday. An FIR was lodged on Friday…

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Centre Introduces New System To Identify, Block International Spoof Calls

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Centre Introduces New System To Identify, Block International Spoof Calls

Experts say scamsters take advantage of fear psychosis within people. New Delhi: Centre has introduced a new system to identify and block incoming international spoofed calls before they can reach Indian telecom subscribers.  This comes amid a spate of incidents where users were “digitally arrested”, and threatened with mobile disconnection, cybercriminals even impersonation of government…

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