Elderly man duped of Rs 3.72 cr in ‘virtual arrest’ scam in Kerala’s Kollam
The police on Saturday said that it has launched an investigation into the loss of Rs 3.72 crore by an elderly man in a ‘virtual arrest’ cyber fraud case in this south Kerala district.
The Kollam City Cyber Police registered a case on Tuesday based on the complaint of a 79-year-old resident of Padanayarkulangara here.
‘Virtual arrest’ is a cyber scam in which fraudsters impersonate police or enforcement agency officials and threaten victims through WhatsApp video calls, claiming they are booked in criminal cases.
