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  • Noida Doctor Loses Rs 59 Lakh In 48-Hour ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam |

    New Delhi: A woman doctor from Noida recently lost Rs 59 lakh after falling victim to a scam involving a fake ‘digital arrest’ that lasted 48 hours. This alarming scam tactic which is becoming more common in the Delhi NCR region tricks individuals into believing they’re under digital arrest, leading them to make large payments to escape the supposed legal trouble.

    Dr. Pooja Goyal, a gynaecologist, reported that the scam occurred between July 15 and 16. She has since filed a complaint with the Noida Cyber Crime Police Station.

    Fraudster Poses as TRAI Official

    Dr. Goyal in her complaint explained that she received a call on July 13 from someone pretending to be an official from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The caller claimed that her phone was being used to distribute pornographic videos.

    Victim Transfers Rs 59.54 Lakh

    Dr. Goyal denied the allegations but the caller convinced her to join a video call where he informed her she was under ‘digital arrest.’ After 48 hours of being questioned she finally transferred Rs 59.54 lakh to an account as instructed by the caller. However, she later realised that she had been scammed and filed a complaint with Noida Police on July 22.

    Police Confirm Action Will Be Taken

    Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cybercrime) Vivek Ranjan Rai confirmed they have the account details where the money was sent. He mentioned, “We are verifying the details, and action will be taken”, as reported by NDTV.

    Noida Police Issues Scam Warning

    Noida Police issued a warning about these types of scams. According to the advisory, “In recent months, around ten such incidents have been reported, leading to registered FIRs and ongoing investigations,” 

    Advisory Urges Reporting Suspicious Calls

    The advisory further stated “If a suspicious call claims that legal action is being taken or asks for personal or financial information, citizens should immediately report it to the nearest police station or cyber cell,”.

    What is Digital house arrest?

    Digital house arrest is a tactic where cybercriminals confine victims to their homes to scam them. Offenders generate fear by making audio or video calls, frequently posing as law enforcement officers using AI-generated voices or video technology.

  • Noida’s Fake Call Center Scam: How Rs 2,500 Data Purchase Led To Multi-Crore Fraud |

    New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, the police have uncovered a multi-crore scam operated from a fake call center in Noida. The scammers purchased phone data online for just Rs 2,500 which they then used to defraud hundreds of individuals.

    The gang was operating from a call center on the fourth floor of a market in Sector 51. They were busted on Friday in a joint operation by the Crime Response Team (CRT) and local Sector 49 police officials, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shakti Mohan Avasthy reported.

    Main Suspects and Modus Operandi

    The primary suspects identified as Ashish and Jitendra. They hired nine women to work as call center executives. These women would call people and sell them fake loan and insurance policies. 

    The scammers started their fraudulent activities after working for SBI Life Insurance in 2019. They Purchased data of around 10,000 people from India Mart for just Rs 2,500 and began calling people across India pretending to offer loans and insurance, as disclosed by a police official.

    The gang enticed people from states outside the NCR with promises of high returns on loans and insurance policies. The women involved assisted Ashish and Jitendra on a commission basis. The women received their share in cash, a police spokesperson explained.

    They rented a PNB bank account from a person named Arvind in Karnataka for Rs 10,000 per month. The key suspects then used the ATM card associated with this account to withdraw the funds.

    Ashish kept a black diary to record all financial transactions and shared the profits with his associates based on their contributions, the police spokesperson said. The scheme had been operational for over a year, generating crores of rupees. All of this was recorded in the recovered diary.

    The accused used mobile phones with SIM cards obtained using fake Aadhaar cards which they purchased at higher prices from vendors. These SIM cards were used to hide their identities while targeting unsuspecting victims outside the Delhi NCR.

    The police named the main suspects as Ashish Kumar alias Amit and Jitendra Verma alias Abhishek. They also arrested nine women: Nisha alias Sneha, Reju alias Divya, Lovely Yadav alias Sweta, Poonam alias Pooja, Aarti Kumari alias Ananya, Kajal Kumari alias Surti, Sarita alias Suman, Babita Patel alias Mahi, and Garima Chauhan alias Sonia.

    An FIR has been filed in the case under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, and the accused were sent to judicial custody after appearing before a local magistrate’s court.