Government warns -This is one of the Digital Arrest letters that criminals have used to dupe crores from people across India
The Indian government has issued a warning concerning a pervasive cyber scam involving fake digital arrest threats. Scammers impersonate government agencies, demanding compliance under fabricated charges. The PIB Fact Check unit has confirmed the letters fraudulent nature, urging citizens to verify information through official channels and report suspicious activity.
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Digital arrest scam: IIT Bombay student loses Rs 7.29 lakh to scammers
A 25-year-old student from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay fell victim to a digital arrest scam, losing Rs 7.29 lakh. According to a report by PTI, scammers impersonating officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) falsely accused the student of money laundering, threatening him with arrest.
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Mumbai: CA duped of Rs 23 lakh by cyber fraudsters posing as SEBI-authorised market advisors
The chartered accountant clicked on the link to get more information and was added to a WhatsApp group named “555 IIFL Securities Add Learning Add Exchange”.
Fake money laundering case: 77-year-old kept under digital arrest for a month, loses Rs 3.8 crore
A 77-year-old Mumbai woman was scammed out of Rs 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcement. They kept her under "digital custody" for over a month via WhatsApp and Skype, threatening arrest in a fake money laundering case. The complainant, a homemaker, lives with her retired husband (75) in the city while her two children are abroad.
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PhonePe users beware-This is how cyber criminals are duping people of lakhs of rupees
Cyber criminals are inventing new ways of cheating every day. Currently, fraudsters have started cheating people through a malicious app named PM Kisan Yojana. After downloading this app, all the sensitive information of the user reaches the fraudsters.
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Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years, Guilty of Laundering $10.5 Billion in Bitcoin
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Thursday.
