Digital arrest scam: 67-year-old woman defrauded of Rs 16 lakh

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as police continue to warn the public against digital arrest scams, a 67-year-old woman from Sreekaryam has been defrauded of over Rs 16 lakh by cyber criminals who posed as CBI officials and falsely linked her to a money-laundering investigation.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation with the assistance of cyber police. The woman lost an amount of `16,36,999 to the fraud.