Scientist Duped Of Rs 71 Lakh After "Digital Arrest" By Fraudsters In Madhya Pradesh: Cops
NDTV
Digital arrests are a new method of cyber fraud in which fraudsters make audio or video calls, pose as law enforcement officers and confine victims to their homes to scam them.
An employee of an institute under the Department of Atomic Energy was duped of Rs 71 lakh by fraudsters using the "digital arrest" modus operandi, a police official said in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
Digital arrests are a new method of cyber fraud in which fraudsters make audio or video calls, pose as law enforcement officers and confine victims to their homes to scam them.
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