Fraudsters dupe Chennai woman of Rs 75,000 by claiming daughter in London faces ‘digital arrest’
By
Binu Mathew
CHENNAI: A 49-year-old woman was cheated of Rs 75,000 in a digital arrest scam where the fraudsters threatened her that her daughter, studying abroad, will be arrested.
According to the Vadapalani police, Bhanumathi, a resident of the Arcot Road, received a call on Sunday from a man who identified himself as Ravikumar, a senior officer with the London police.
