Digital arrest News
The cyber criminals, posing as officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), contacted her through a video call and accused her of being involved in money laundering and making threatening calls.
The fraudsters first called her on WhatsApp, acting as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
The scam started on March 17 when Swami Supradiptananda got a video call from someone pretending to be a police officer from Nashik, Maharashtra.
The caller tune is also being broadcasts in regional languages, delivered 7-8 times a day by telecom service providers (TSPs).
The scammers told her that her name had emerged during their investigation into a money laundering case connected to Naresh Goyal.
This scam started in July when a student received a call from an unknown number.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has set up the ‘Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre’ (I4C) to deal with all types of cybercrimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
During his recent Mann ki Baat address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned the country about the surge of digital arrest frauds.
On receipt of such calls, the citizens should immediately report the incident on cybercrime helpline number 1930 or www.cybercrime.gov.in for assistance.
The Bengaluru woman, who was a lawyer, was blackmailed and threatened for stripping online in the guise of carrying out narcotic test.
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