Back ‘Digital Arrest’ scam wipes out life savings of 90-year-old in Gujarat: Here’s what happened

In an unfortunate incident of yet another ‘digital arrest’ scam, a 90-year-old man in Surat, Gujarat, was defrauded of his entire life savings of over ₹1 crore. The elderly victim, a stock market trader, was duped by fraudsters posing as officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who alleged his involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering racket, reported NDTV.