A 57-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru was defrauded of Rs 31.83 crore after impostors posing as CBI officers held her under a six-month “digital arrest,” coercing her into making 187 bank transfers

A 57-year-old woman here allegedly lost about Rs 32 crore in a sophisticated " digital arrest " scam that lasted over six months, following which a case has been registered.

Posing as CBI officers, the fraudsters enforced a "digital arrest" by holding her under constant Skype surveillance. Read More

They used threats of arrest to coerce her into sharing all financial details and to make 187 bank transfers.

In her complaint, the software engineer of Indiranagar in the city stated that the ordeal lasted for over six months, until she got a 'clearance letter' from the fraudsters.

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