Other · 12 Nov
15-day digital arrest: 80-yr-old loses Rs 25 lakh
AI summaryAn 80-year-old retired lecturer in Hyderabad lost Rs 25 lakh after fraudsters kept him under digital arrest for over 15 days by posing as Mumbai Cyber Crime police and government officials. The victim told police that he received five WhatsApp video calls on October 16 from a person claiming that his Aadhaar number had been used to open a bank account linked to money laundering and terror funding. He was falsely implicated in the case and sent a purported arrest letter linking him to the Popular Front of India (PFI).
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