During Sunday’s Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the digital arrest scam and also explained the steps to prevent it. The Prime Minister said that to protect against the digital arrest scam, you need to stop, think and act. Nowadays many cases of digital arrest scam have come to light, where many people lose their hard-earned money.
Prime Minister Modi said that investigation agencies never make phone calls or record videos. He also asked all Indians to be careful about this scam. Today here we will tell you about digital arrest scam and how it turns people into victims.
In Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister said that there is no system like digital arrest in law, it is simply a fraud, a deception, a lie, a gang of evildoers and those who do this are the enemies of the society. To tackle the fraud taking place in the name of digital arrest, all investigation agencies are working together with the state governments.
The Prime Minister said this protection mantra.
The Prime Minister said that to protect yourself from digital risk scams, let me tell you three steps of digital security. These three steps are: “Stop, think and act.”
As soon as the call comes, ‘wait’, don’t panic, stay calm, don’t take any hasty steps, don’t give your personal details to anyone, if possible take a screenshot and make a recording.
The second step is “thinking”: no government agency makes such threats over the phone, nor does it make inquiries via video calls, nor does it demand money in this way. If you are afraid, then understand that something is wrong.
Step 3 – ‘Take Action’. Call the National Cyber Helpline 1930, report it, inform the family and the police, keep the evidence.
What is digital arrest scam?
Cyber scammers use different tricks to defraud people. One of these methods is the digital arrest scam. In this case, the victim is said to be intimidated, threatened and even arrested. In the end your bank account is emptied.
This is how digital arrest begins
The digital arrest scam begins with a call coming from an unknown number, which can be an audio or video call. The victim receives a call or video call from an unknown number. After this, they are informed about a fake package, closure of a mobile number or a case of fake money laundering. After this, they are shown a false arrest or false arrest warrant and referred for investigation.
In the digital arrest scam, the victim is told that he will have to come to Delhi, Mumbai or any other big city to cooperate in the investigation. When the victim says that she lives far away, they ask her to come by video call and cooperate in the investigation from home. This is digital arrest.
After this, in the process of fake investigation, the victim is intimidated and threatened and is asked for important details like Aadhaar card, bank details and OTP, etc. In digital arrest scam, money is also demanded from the victim and in panic, the victim transfers the money.
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Where to complain about digital arrest?
Complaints regarding digital arrest scams or other cyber frauds can be lodged on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in/) or by calling the helpline 1930. Immediately after this, contact your bank and submit a request to recover the transaction.
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Victims of fake loans in digital arrest
Cybercriminals obtain your banking details and other information through a digital arrest. After this, they can easily get a personal loan in their name, the amount of which will be credited in their bank account and then they can withdraw that money from their bank account.
