Digital Arrest

 

What is the ‘Digital Arrest Fraud’ and how can you protect yourself ?

          A recent fraud has arisen, causing in important financial losses for individuals amounting to lakh, crore  of rupees, under the digital arrest fraud. Recently, during the programme “man ki Baat”, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Modi cautioned against “digital arrest”  frauds in which scammers posing as low enforcement officers call up people and threaten them of arrest to extort money and no government agency ever contact you via whatsApp call or video call.  For to be aware necessary to know about digital arrest scam :

What is a digital arrest fraud?

A digital arrest fraud is an online fraud.  It is a type of cybercrime, where scammer threaten to victims by communication devices for dupes their hard-earned money. The fraudsters threaten the victims and fraudulently accuse them of criminal activities.  After that demanding the money and puts them under pressure for transfer the payment in bank accounts.

How digital arrest fraud works?

In digital arrest fraud, criminals pose as law enforcement officials, such as ED officer, Delhi Police and Mumbai police officer CBI officer, GST officers, or Customs officer, Income Tax Officers and initiate contact with victims via Internet phone calls, WhatsApp call and told some rumors, your courier captured at Airport by Law enforcement Agency also got it your Adhar Card, bank accounts, drugs which were sent by you. It is severe Issue create by u. but we wish help to you, subsequently, they request that the victims speech to video communication through platforms like WhatsApp and Skype. The scammers then threaten the victims with a digital arrest warrant, citing various reasons such as financial misconduct, illegal activities like drug trafficking. In certain instances, these fraudsters create a police station-like set-up to further convince victims that the call is authentic. Under the guise of “to out their name from the issue”, “assisting with the team investigation”, or “supportable security deposit”, individuals are for threaten into transferring large amount of money to specified bank accounts or UPI/VPA IDs. Once the victims fulfill and make the payment, the fraudsters vanish, leaving the victims to face financial loss and potential identity theft. Also some incidents fraudsters to pretend Norco test and give instruction to victim take position nude s front of Skype or video cameras. After taking photos and video recording, threaten to victim on extorts money.

How to avoid becoming a victim of digital arrest scam? 

The most important way to protect from dupe is to be aware. Always stay alert against cybercrime. How to protect our self or family members from digital arrest scam/fraud. Follow the under mentioned tips:

• Remember, LEA do not use communication platforms like WhatsApp or Skype for communication and comply for order.

• Do not respond to messages, calls from unknown source requesting personal or financial details even if it assures credit of money into your bank account.

• Do not respond to suspicious e-mails, video call, phone call or click on suspicious links.

• Do not transfer money to any un-trusted unknown.

• If you are suspicious about the call, do not response and call to nearest police station and informed . Try to be calm and do not panic.• It is always important to remember that real law enforcement agency officials will never ask for payment or banking details.

• Do not give in to the “pressure tactics” deployed by fraudsters, who seek quick action by creating “a sense of urgency”.

• Avoid sharing personal information  to unknown callers.

What to do if you are a victim of digital arrest fraud and extorted money ?

-When u feel have fraud with u, need to call  for to report  on cyber helpline  “ 1930 ” or NCCR Portal within first 1-2 hours, it is deemed to golden hour for freeze amounts, which was transferred fraudulently. 

OR

- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in).

OR

- Helpline 1930, to report online financial fraud , when you call to report -   

  Keep evidence, conversations screen shots details, transaction details,

  chats, etc.

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- Report to nearest police station.

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-  To file an e-FIR, Go to the official website of the local police department

    or a dedicated e-FIR portal.