A new digital arrest case has come to light in which a woman from Mumbai has become a victim. Since then, the woman has been intimidated, threatened and even threatened with arrest. For this reason, the woman was charged with false money laundering. In the end, the woman was defrauded of 1.4 million rupees. Let’s find out.
In a “digital arrest”, victims receive a phone call, as recommended by cybersecurity agency CERT-In. In addition to phone calls, messages and emails may be received. Providing information to investigate illegal activities. This provides information about the victim’s money laundering or identity theft.
This is how victims are intimidated and threatened.
The cyber thug then threatens the victim and expresses fear of being arrested. Thereafter, they provide information about immediate action and demand that they be sent to jail. They then took advantage of the victim’s nervousness and asked him to cooperate with the investigation. Thereafter, they were asked to go online and undergo digital arrests. In exchange for removing the victim’s name from the charge sheet or in the name of verification, they demanded some money. In this case, the defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of people.
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New cases emerge in Mumbai
Referring to the case in Mumbai, police on Monday said the accused identified himself as an officer of Delhi’s telecom department and cyber crime branch. The alleged victim has since been involved in a high-profile money laundering case and was digitally arrested in the name of the investigation.
Woman receives a call from an unknown number
The incident occurred between September 1 and September 5. In the case registered on Saturday, the victim is said to have received a call from an unknown number, with the caller introducing himself as an official from the Delhi Telecom department. Thereafter, the victim was informed that a case had been registered against her by the Delhi Crime Branch. Tell the woman that someone has stolen her ID.
The accused claimed to be a crime branch officer.
Afterwards, the victim received a call from another person. The caller introduced himself as an officer from the cyber crime branch and his name was Rakesh Kumar.
Thereafter, the fake police officer provided the victim with three fake letters from the Delhi Police. The woman has since been told she could be jailed for three to five years.
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The woman then received a call from a third caller. The caller identified himself as Shobha Sharma. The woman was implicated in the name of the investigation. Thereafter, the victim woman was asked to provide her bank details, fixed deposit (FD) and other personal details.
Woman breaks FD
Thereafter, the victim was asked to destroy her FD. Withdrawals from mutual funds and other savings are also required. The woman did these things out of panic. Thereafter, the woman deposited RTGS of Rs 14 lakh into the account provided by the accused. The caller promised to refund the money after investigating. Later, when the victim told her son about the incident, she learned that she had become a victim of online fraud.
