Indian Residents Lose Millions in Cyber 'Digital Arrest' Scams

Some people in India were tricked out of their money by scammers pretending to be police or government officials.

The scammers would call the victims and threaten to arrest them or say they were involved in crimes.

They convinced the victims to transfer huge amounts of money, promising to return it later.

Unfortunately, it was all a trick.

The police are investigating the cases, including one where the fraudster posed as a crime branch officer who put a man under 'digital arrest.'