Hyderabad: 80-year-old duped to tune of Rs. 13.9 lakh in yet another case of ‘digital arrest’

Putting the victim under fear that her mobile number was being misused by cyber fraudsters and thus she was also booked for a money laundering and would be arrested for the same, they made her transfer the money into their bank accounts.

Hyderabad: In another case of “Digital Arrest”, an 80-year-old retired employee from the city was duped by cyber fraudsters to the tune of Rs 13.9 lakh posing as police personnel and claiming that her mobile phone number was misused for illegal advertisements and sending harassing text messages by cyber fraudsters.

The victim received a call from the fraudsters who claimed to be officers from the Lucknow police. Putting her under fear that her mobile number was being misused by cyber fraudsters and thus she was also booked for a money laundering and would be arrested for the same, they made her transfer the money into their bank accounts.

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“The fraudster claimed that he would verify all her bank accounts and send the investigation report to the Enforcement Directorate and Reserve Bank of India, as they were also investigating the matter. Out of fear, the victim disclosed her two bank account details to him,” cybercrime officials said.

The fraudster further instructed the victim not to reveal the matter to anyone, claiming that she was under “digital arrest.”

Based on her complaint, the cybercrime police booked a case and took up investigation.

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