₹30 Crore Digital Arrest Scam Targets Retirees: 6 Ways to Stay Safe

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₹30 Crore 'Digital Arrest' Scam Targets Retired; Learn 6 Ways to Stay Safe

सेबी या पुलिस जैसी कोई एजेंसी 'डिजिटल अरेस्ट' जैसी कोई प्रक्रिया नहीं चलाती

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News18•14-03-2026, 13:21

₹30 Crore 'Digital Arrest' Scam Targets Retired; Learn 6 Ways to Stay Safe

•Cyber fraudsters pose as TRAI, police, or investigative agencies to trap wealthy, retired individuals in a 'digital arrest' scam.
•Victims are kept under 'digital custody' via phone/video calls, intimidated, and coerced into transferring money for fake 'investigations'.
•Two major cases in Gujarat: a retired professor lost ₹11 crore, and a retired gynecologist lost ₹19.24 crore, totaling over ₹30 crore.
•There is no legal process called 'digital arrest'; police or agencies never demand money or conduct investigations via video call.
•Verify official calls, inform family, never transfer money for 'verification', and report suspicious activities to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.

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