67 Year Old Indore Woman Falls Prey To Digital Arrest Scam Loses Rs 30 Lakh

Indore: A 67-year-old woman from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has fallen victim to a digital arrest scam. She lost Rs 30 lakh from her account after falling prey to cyber criminals. Crime Branch DCP Rajesh Dandotiya said this. The cyber criminals deceived the woman by saying that money was transferred to her account from a terrorist organization in Jammu and Kashmir. They cheated her of about Rs 30 lakh in her account. She had recently returned to the US. The police, who registered a fraud case, have started an investigation.On November 23, the woman received a phone call. She was told that the SP was talking on the phone from Jammu and Kashmir. The woman was told that they had seized a mobile phone from the terrorists and that about 2300 crores had been transferred to the account from that phone. The caller also threatened that 1.5 crores had been deposited in the account through money laundering. However, the woman was threatened to transfer the double amount to the government accounts for verification. Otherwise, she would be arrested. The frightened woman transferred 30 lakhs from her savings account between November 23rd and December 3rd.