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How digital arrest scams dupe Indians of their hard-earned money
Scroll | 29/10/2024 04:40 PM | Click to read full article
Indians lost Rs 120 crore in such scams between January and April, according to government data. Digital arrest frauds begin with scamsters claiming to be law enforcement telling the targets have been put under digital arrest. They are forced to stay on a video call for several hours and asked not to contact anyone else as they are interrogated and the victims are told that the investigative process requires them to transfer money to the conmen.