Cybercriminals use many methods to trick people. One of these methods that is talked about a lot these days is digital arrest. According to MHA Cyber Wing (i4C) sources, fraudsters cheat to the tune of Rs 6 crore every day using this method.
The figures emerging about this method of scam are shocking. Fraudsters have defrauded Rs 2,140 crore in just 10 months this year using the digital arrest method. Every month, cybercriminals use this method to defraud people of an average of Rs 214 million.
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In this type of fraud, fraudsters pose as agents of the ED, CBI, police or RBI. Then common people get involved in some false case and action is taken against them. Every day many people become victims of this fraud method. This fraud occurs in countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
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Digital arrest fraud centers are proliferating in call centers set up in Chinese casinos in Cambodia. MHA Cyber Wing has received information about a total of 92,334 digital arrest cases as of October this year. If you are a victim of such a scam, please report it to 1930 immediately.
What is digital arrest?
In this type of fraud, cyber criminals call you at work through TRAI, RBI or any courier company. These are IVR calls, which indicate that your number or bank account has been blocked. Or your courier can’t deliver because you didn’t get the correct address.
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In this call, you are instructed to press 9 (this number can also be another number) to speak to the customer service officer. As soon as a person talks to the customer support officer, their scam begins. Firstly, they will tell you if there is a loan in your name, if a fake SIM is being used or if your Aadhar card has been caught with drugs.
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After this they try to scare you in the name of a fake police officer. In this whole matter, these scammers are scaring you in the name of institutions like Supreme Court, Police and CBI. By creating a fake case, even the hearing is initiated into ‘Digital Adalat’. For all this you are digitally arrested.
In digital arrest, scammers do not allow you to talk to anyone, meet anyone, or even leave your home. In some cases, the entire family has been a victim. In this case, all fake actions are done only on Skype calls or WhatsApp video calls. Ultimately, scammers will demand money from you to hush the matter. Every day someone gets caught in this type of fraud and loses their savings.
