A 24-year-old man has been arrested by the Cyber Police for duping an elderly widow to the tune of Rs 1.18 crore in a digital arrest scam.
Mumbai: A 24-year-old man has been arrested by the Cyber Police for duping an elderly widow to the tune of Rs 1.18 crore in a digital arrest scam . The woman was terrified and transferred Rs 1.18 crore to various bank account numbers provided by the accused. Police arrested a 24-year-old man who was a beneficiary of part of the sum.
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The senior citizen was told that she was put under digital arrest and should not disclose it to anyone. He said he had further passed the sum to cyber fraudsters and received a commission. She was asked to transfer her bank balance to them and was assured her money would be returned to her post the inquiry. She eventually confided in her daughter who realised she had been duped and helped her approach the Cyber Police. Download the TOI App.
The 76-year-old complainant had received a phone call on Sept 6 from an unknown person who claimed he was a Crime Branch employee. He quizzed her about her husband and learnt that he had passed away in 2014. He informed her that a case of money laundering had been lodged against her. An inquiry was carried out over video calls.
He then accused the senior citizen of aiding terrorists financially last year.