India, July 28 -- Acting on a tip-off, when the South Cyber police arrived at the Grant Road home of a 75-year-old to protect him from a fake cop or digital arrest scam on July 25, the victim refused them entry choosing to call the fraudsters instead for advice. It took much persuasion and coordination between the local police and members of the housing society to turn the tide.

Citizens of Mumbai have lost around Rs.155 crore to digital arrest scams in 2025 alone, a 33 percent surge over the previous year, with many cases involving vulnerable seniors.

The cyber cops were acting on information that the senior citizen had transferred Rs.1.64 crore in tranches to various bank accounts between June 8 and July 25. But when they arrived at h...