NEW DELHI: A model was reportedly held hostage digitally by cybercriminals for two hours and lost Rs 99,000, police revealed on Wednesday.Shivankita Dixit, who claims herself as a former Femina Miss India, West Bengal 2017, reported the incident to authorities. Dixit received a WhatsApp call on Tuesday from individuals claiming to be CBI officers, assistant…
77-yr-old Mumbai woman kept under ‘digital arrest’ for a month. The complainant, a homemaker, lives with her retired husband (75) in the city while her two children are abroad. MUMBAI: In perhaps the longest ‘digital detention’ in the city by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcers, a 77-year-old south Mumbai woman was kept under ‘digital…
Initial Contact: Scammers first send an SMS, email, or a WhatsApp text. The message states that the recipient’s name or phone number is linked to criminal acts like pornography, drug peddling or money laundering. They are instructed to call a specific number to avoid ‘digital arrest‘.Impersonation via video calls: Once the victim responds, scammers initiate…
HYDERABAD: A 44-year-old techie from Hyderabad narrowly escaped from the clutches of cyber criminals Sunday, albeit after a 30-hour-long digital arrest. The ordeal that started Friday night saw the victim ride 15km from his home in Miyapur to Ameerpet, at an ungodly hour, and check into a lodge — all the while being on video…
