Technical News Office – Nowadays, cases of online fraud are constantly increasing. Thugs are targeting people by adopting new methods. Meanwhile, a new type of scam is spreading very quickly. Yes, we are talking about digital arrest. Recently, a digital arrest case was also revealed in Hyderabad, but this time the fraudsters failed to pull off this scam. Indeed, the bank employees had already saved the person from this scam, but if the fraudsters had succeeded, the person could have been cheated of Rs 13 lakh. Tell us what the problem is…
What is it about?
In fact, the thugs targeted a 61-year-old pediatrician, a long-time customer of SBI bank. He falsely claimed she was under “digital arrest” and asked her not to tell anyone. The panicked customer broke his deposit and contacted the bank to withdraw Rs 13 lakh. Bank officer Swati became suspicious of the customer’s stressed state and took him to the branch manager. When asked the reason for withdrawing the money, the customer could not give a clear answer. After that, the bank employees asked him to bring a family member and refused to transfer the money.
So how did this scam stop?
Due to the customer’s strange behavior, the bank employee informed the bank manager in time. After seeking information and questions from the customer for three days, when the bank employees became suspicious, Swati showed the customer an article related to the Prime Minister’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’, in which this ‘digital arrest’ was mentioned and said there was no such thing. After which, the bank put the customer in contact with the National Cyber Crime Helpline (1930), which confirmed that it was a scam.
What is the “digital arrest” scam?
Let us tell you that this is a new method of cyber fraud, in which fraudsters threaten to involve the victim in fake deals and demand huge amounts of money. Fraudsters ask victims to stay home, distance themselves from bank employees and stay in contact with them at all times. In this type of scam, scammers mainly target elderly people and people lacking technical knowledge. Apart from that
How to protect yourself from this scam?
If someone asks for money pretending to be a government official, be vigilant immediately. Do not answer such calls.
Do not share your bank account, ATM PIN, OTP, etc. with anyone.
If in doubt, contact the bank or Cyber Helpline (1930).
Inform your family members immediately of any such incident.
If someone tries to cheat you, file a complaint on the National Cybercrime Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in).
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