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.
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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