A new case of Digital Arrest has come to light, where a woman from Mumbai was made a victim. After this the woman was intimidated, threatened and even threatened with arrest. For this the woman was accused of fake money laundering. In the end the woman was defrauded of Rs 14 lakh. Let us know about it.
According to the advisory of cyber security agency CERT-In, in Digital Arrest the victim receives a phone call. Instead of calls, messages and emails may also come. Where information is given to investigate illegal activities. In this, information is given about money laundering or ID theft on the victim.
This is how the victim is intimidated and threatened.
Cyber thugs then threaten the victim and show fear of arrest. After this, they give information about taking immediate action and ask about sending them to jail. Then, taking advantage of the victim’s nervousness, they ask him to cooperate in the investigation. After this they are asked to come online and get digital arrested. In exchange for removing the victim’s name from the charge sheet or in the name of verification, they demand some money. In such a situation, the accused defraud lakhs of people.
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New case surfaced from Mumbai
Talking about the case taking place in Mumbai, the police said on Monday that the accused have described themselves as officers of Delhi Telecom Department and Cyber Crime Branch. After this, the victim was said to be involved in a high profile money laundering case and he was digitally arrested in the name of investigation.
The woman received a call from an unknown number
This incident happened between September 1 and September 5. In the case registered on Saturday, it is said that the victim woman received a call from an unknown number. The caller introduced himself as an officer of Delhi Telecom Department. After this, the victim woman was told that a case was registered against her in Delhi Crime Branch. Told the woman that someone had misused her ID card.
The accused identified himself as a crime branch officer.
After this the victim woman received a call from another person. The caller introduced himself as an officer of the Cyber Crime Branch and his name was Rakesh Kumar.
After this, the fake policeman gave three fake letters from Delhi Police to the victim woman. After this the woman was told that she might have to go to jail for 3 to 5 years.
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After this the woman got a call from a third caller. The caller identified herself as Shobha Sharma. The woman was implicated in the name of investigation. After this, the victim woman was asked for bank details, fixed deposit (FD) and other personal details.
Woman broke FD
After this the victim woman was asked to break her FD. Also asked to withdraw money from mutual funds and other savings. The woman did these things out of panic. After this, the woman deposited RTGS of Rs 14 lakh in the account given by the accused. The caller promised to return the money after investigation. After this, when the victim woman told this to her son, she came to know that she had become a victim of cyber fraud.