Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Multiple Arrests Made in Digital Arrest and Investment Scams
A group of people used tricks online to steal money.
They called it a digital arrest scam, scaring people into giving them money.
In one case, they tricked a 76-year-old man into giving them a lot of money by pretending there was illegal stuff in a package sent from his name and that his bank accounts were linked to money laundering.
Police caught these people and found out they helped criminals by supplying bank accounts.
In a different case, a Siliguri man was also tricked into an online investment scheme and lost a big amount of money.
The police arrested suspects involved in both these scams.
Four individuals were apprehended in connection to a digital arrest scam.
The arrested suspects allegedly provided money mule accounts to cybercriminals.
A 76-year-old man was defrauded of Rs 1.60 crore in the digital arrest scam.
Three individuals were arrested in Gujarat for duping a Siliguri man.
The Siliguri man lost Rs 47.5 lakh through an online investment scheme.
- Who
- Four individuals involved in a digital arrest scam and three individuals from Gujarat were arrested.
- What
- Individuals were arrested for their involvement in digital arrest and investment fraud schemes.
- When
- The arrests occurred recently, with the Siliguri arrests happening on Wednesday.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam and Gujarat
- Why
- They were involved in defrauding individuals through cyber scams and fraudulent investment schemes.
- Victim Age (Digital Arrest)
- 76 years old
- Amount Defrauded (Digital Arrest)
- Rs 1.60 crore
- Amount Defrauded (Siliguri)
- Rs 47.5 lakh
- Digital Arrest Scam Details
- Victims were threatened by 'digital arrest'
