Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Nov 17: In what police describe as Karnataka’s costliest digital-arrest scam to date, a 57-year-old senior IT professional from Indiranagar, Bengaluru, has reported losing an astonishing Rs 31.83 crore to cybercriminals who held her under constant online surveillance for more than six months while impersonating officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The woman’s ordeal began on September 15, 2024, when she received a call from someone claiming to be from DHL Andheri in Mumbai. She was told that a parcel booked in her name, containing three credit cards, four passports and prohibited MDMA drugs, had been seized and that her identity might have been misused. Before she could respond, the caller transferred her to individuals

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