Digital Arrest Case: An 82-year-old woman from Kerala has been made a victim of cyber fraud. Cyber thugs cleverly targeted the elderly woman and stole Rs 72 lakh from her bank account. According to media reports, the woman told that on August 23, she received a call from an unknown number. The caller identified himself as an RBI officer. After this, the accused told the woman that her credit card has been blocked and asked her to pay immediate attention to it and unblock it.
After this, the woman received another call and then the fraudster told the woman that he was a CBI officer. The fake CBI officer told the woman that a case of money laundering is registered against her. Apart from this, many other allegations were also made against the woman. The woman got scared after knowing the matter. After this, the woman was asked to cooperate with them as long as the investigation is going on. After this, the woman was digitally arrested by showing fake documents and then she was also threatened with arrest.
Bank account information taken from woman
During this investigation, the woman was asked for her bank account details and was told that if she did not cooperate in the investigation, her arrest was certain. After this, the woman panicked and handed over her bank account details to the fraudsters and then Rs 72 lakh were stolen.
How to keep yourself safe
To avoid cyber fraud, do not trust calls from any unknown number. Also, do not share the OTP received on the phone. Also, do not click on fake messages and do not share any important information.
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