"digital-arrest"

Apart from this, over 7.81 lakh SIM cards and 2,08,469 IMEIs have been blocked by the Government after receiving police complaints, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha

The accused persons had also forced the victim to stay at home for two months and checked her location daily by calling her every three hours, the police said

Zubair Ahmed impersonated as an executive of Fedex Courier Company and duped a man from the city to the tune of Rs 55 lakh by keeping him under ‘Digital Arrest'

Dash received a phone call from someone claiming to be an ED officer; he alleged that she was involved in an ED case as crores of rupees were deposited in a bank account in her name

The report reveals that identity theft is the most reported cybercrime in Telangana, with nearly 30,000 incidents registered

There is no such thing as Digital Arrest in the law. Call 1930 for help, says Reserve Bank of India

A Digital Arrest fraud victim got back her Rs 70 lakh, thanks to the immediate interventino of Rachakonda cyber crime unit which froze the amount transferred to a private bank, after receiving a complaint

A 40-year-old private employee from the city has become the latest victim of ‘Digital Arrest’ fraud and ended up losing Rs 9.3 lakh.

The ordeal began for the victims on November 13, when the elderly woman, a resident of Basheerbagh, received a phone call from a man claiming to be an employee of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

The Hyderabad cybercrime police helped three citizens who were victims of cyber frauds to recover stolen funds through cyber attacks. A total amount of Rs. 44, 84,527 was refunded to the three victims.

According to the police, the woman received a call from an individual, who claimed to be a TRAI agent, and informed that her phone number was linked to a police case, related to online harassment, booked in Mumbai.

According to the Hyderabad Cybercrime police, the victim, aged around 55 years, was charged of involvement in money laundering and threatened of arrest by the fraudsters.

The fraudster called the person over WhatsApp video call and informed that a bank account was opened on his name and it was used for money laundering purpose.

The victim was informed that a bank account was opened using her Aadhaar Card and also a SIM card was activated in her name in Mumbai

The victim went to the bank, broke fixed deposits, mutual funds as well as savings and deposited the amount in the given account number through RTGS

"There is no system like digital arrest in the law, this is just fraud, deceit, lie, a gang of criminals and those who are doing this are enemies of the society," the PM cautioned

These scams follow a specific modus operandi in which fraudsters impersonate law enforcement officials and use video calls to convince victims that they are involved in criminal activities and must answer to the law. Out of fear of repercussions, victims often succumb to the empty threats of these scammers.

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.

'Digital arrest' is a new method of cyber fraud, in which the fraudsters scare people by making audio or video calls by posing as law enforcement officers

“There is nothing like digital arrest in the law. If anybody tells you that you are digitally arrested, please report it to the cyber crime wing or the nearest police station immediately,” he advised