No one can arrest you through video calls: Digital arrest fraud on the rise

Fraudsters duped an employee of an institute under the Department of Atomic Energy of Rs 71 lakh by using the “digital arrest” modus operandi, a police official said in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. The scammers posed as Trai officers and accused the victim of sending illegal advertisements and text messages. The victim was threatened with an arrest warrant for money laundering and human trafficking. A fake CBI officer conducted a video call interrogation, further instilling fear in the victim. The victim, believing the threats, deposited Rs 71.33 lakh into accounts provided by the scammers.