60-Year-Old Thane Resident Loses ₹17 Lakh In Month-Long Digital Arrest Scam
A 60-year-old Thane man lost nearly Rs 17 lakh in a month-long digital arrest scam. Claiming to be from the Data Protection Board, scammers told him a SIM linked to obscene content was in his name, sent fake FIRs, ED arrest warrants, and an ATM card, and pressured him into transferring money. Nashik police have registered a case.
60-Year-Old Thane Resident Loses ₹17 Lakh In Month-Long Digital Arrest Scam | File Pic (Representative Image)
A 60-year-old man from Thane lost nearly Rs17 lakh in a digital arrest fraud after receiving a phone call from someone purportedly from the Data Protection Board of India on August 20.
The caller told him that based on his documents a SIM had been procured in Nashik, which was used to send obscene messages and videos. The case has been registered by the Nashik police, who said the complainant later received a video call from a “fake” policeman.
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The scammers also sent the complainant bogus copies of an FIR, the Enforcement Directorate’s arrest warrant and an ATM card with his name. Then on, for a month, he was induced to transfer Rs 17lakh.
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