Hyderabad: Digital arrest scam costs retired teacher Rs 25 lakh

HYDERABAD: A 68-year-old retired government school teacher from Madhapur lost Rs 24.97 lakh after falling victim to a digital arrest fraud, in which scammers convinced her that she was involved in criminal cases.

According to Cyberabad cybercrime police, the woman received a call on January 31 from an unidentified person claiming to be from the UIDAI. The caller told her that the Mumbai cybercrime department had registered a case against her in the ‘Mumbai’ High Court over alleged involvement in drug trafficking and that an arrest warrant had been issued.