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A 67-year-old Malad homemaker was duped of Rs 12 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ scam after fraudsters posing as police sent fake court orders and kept her under constant video surveillance for six days. The fraud surfaced after her daughter alerted the 1930 cyber helpline. An FIR has been registered

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Fraudsters posing as police used WhatsApp video calls to trap the senior citizen. Representation pic/istock

A 66-year-old yoga teacher was allegedly threatened with fabricated arrest warrants and account freeze notices in a cyber fraud described as a “digital arrest.” Police say the accused coerced her into transferring Rs 10.35 lakh via RTGS

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Fraudsters posing as police used WhatsApp video calls to trap the senior citizen. Representation pic/istock
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