Amid rising cases of scamsters issuing fake summons in the name of several anti-money laundering and anti-corruption agencies with the aim of cheating the general public, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday issued a statement cautioning against such incidents.

It has been noticed that scammers are defrauding the common public in the name of digital arrest by showing fake arrest orders purportedly issued by law enforcement agencies, including the ED, and impersonating ED officers.

It is reiterated that arrests made by the ED are done after following due procedure and are conducted physically in person, official sources said.

There is no concept of digital arrest or online arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the ED clarified.

During the course of an in

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