Victim of 'digital arrest' mistook cops to be fake
MUMBAI, July 28 -- Acting on a tip-off, when Mumbai police arrived at the Grant Road home of a 75-year-old to protect him from a fake cop scam on July 25, the victim refused them entry, choosing to call the fraudsters instead for advice,officers said, adding that it took much persuasion and coordination between the police and housing society members to turn the tide.
The cyber cops were acting on information that the man had transferred Rs.1.64 crore in tranches to various bank accounts between June 8 and July 25.
But when they arrived at his door to restrain him from making further payments, he thought they were fake cops. He shut them out and made a WhatsApp video call to the people he had been interacting with and to whom he was remitting money.
The impersonators emphasised that they were the real cops and those at his door were imposters....
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