The Indian government has issued a warning concerning a pervasive cyber scam involving fake "digital arrest" threats. Scammers impersonate government agencies, demanding compliance under fabricated charges.

A 77-year-old woman from South Mumbai was kept under ‘digital custody’ for over a month by scammers who threatened her with arrest and duped her of Rs 3.8 crore. With cases of ‘digital arrest’ scams on the rise,

The ordeal began when the woman received a WhatsApp call claiming that a parcel she had allegedly sent to Taiwan had been intercepted by authorities.

For over a month, a housewife from Mumbai was placed under "digital custody" and defrauded of Rs 3.8 crore by scammers posing as law enforcement officers looking into a false money laundering case

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A 77-year-old woman from south Mumbai was scammed out of Rs 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials. Threatened with arrest in a fake money laundering case, she was kept under "digital custody" for over a month,

A 77-year-old Mumbai woman endured a month-long "digital detention" orchestrated by cyber fraudsters impersonating law enforcement. Threatened with arrest in a fabricated money laundering case, she was coerced into transferring ₹3.