By Admin 
A scary case of cybercrime has come to light in Hyderabad. Here cyber criminals kept a 76 -year -old retired government doctor digital arrest for three days. These criminals made a call to the doctor as a government official and also cheated Rs 6.6 lakh while keeping a digital arrest. The troubled victim suffered a heart attack and died. The criminals continued to send messages even after the victim’s death.
Case started with WhatsApp call
According to reports, on September 5, the victim gets a video call on WhatsApp. The caller had installed the logo of the Bengaluru Police as a profile picture. The callers also showed documents with the Supreme Court, ED and RBI seal to intimidate the woman. Scammers told the woman that her name has come in a case of human trafficking and if she does not give the money, she will be arrested.
Woman sent money due to fear
Fearing arrest, the woman transferred Rs 6.6 lakh from her pension account to the account of scammers. Scammers did not stop even after this, he continued to threaten the woman through video calls and messages. On September 8, after about 70 hours of digital arrest, the victim had chest pain. After this he was taken to the hospital, but could not survive his life. The family came to know about the woman being digital arrest after the funeral on 9 September.
How to protect yourself from such scam?
- Remember that there is no provision of digital arrest in Indian law. So if someone is asking you to arrest digital, then be cautious.
- If someone is calling you as a government official, then know the name, post and department’s name and verify it in an official way.
- Do not share your sensitive information on mail, message or call with any unknown or suspicious person.
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