A 78-year-old retired government employee from Hyderabad was duped of Rs 51 lakh in a digital arrest scam. A fraudster posing as a Mumbai Crime Branch ACP accused him of money laundering and forced him to transfer funds. Police have launched an investigation after the victim reported the cybercrime

Cybercriminals cheated a 78-year-old pensioner of Rs 51 lakh in the digital arrest fraud. The victim, a retired Central government employee and resident of Srinagar colony in Hyderabad, received a call from a fraudster posing as ACP of Mumbai Crime Branch, threatening that his mobile phone SIM was used in bomb blasts and kidnap cases.

The fraudster also told the victim that others have taken SIM cards in his name. He even showed notices from the CBI and accused him of money laundering. Read

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