Woman from Mumbai lost ₹20.25 crore in a digital arrest scam that involve Aadhaar misuse
The scammers were able to take away ₹20.25 crore from the victim
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] March 17:An 86-year-old woman in Mumbai loss over ₹20 crore after getting a call about someone using her Aadhaar card without permission. She was a target of cyber fraud and a digital arrest scheme.
The scammers called the victim claiming to be from the police, according to a story in Indian Express. They told her that her Aadhaar card was being used for illegal things and made her move money between several bank accounts to settle the case.
Based on the report, the scammers were able to take ₹20.25 crore from the target between December 26 of last year and March 3.
A call involving Rs. 20.25 crore that set off the scam
The scammers told the target to stay under "digital arrest" over the whole time the advertisement was running.The woman couldn't tell anyone about the information because of this.
The report claims that when the victim spotted the scam, she told the police, police began an investigation right away.Reports say that law enforcement have also traced the movements and arrested the frauders.
The investigation is still going on.
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