India, July 7 -- A 40-year-old woman from Mangaluru lost over Rs.3.16 crore after falling prey to a sophisticated online scam in which fraudsters impersonated law enforcement officers and manipulated her into transferring the money under the pretext of a so-called "digital arrest", the police said.

According to news agency PTI, the woman, who has requested that her identity be withheld, filed a complaint at the Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime (CEN) police station, detailing how the scam unfolded over nearly three weeks.

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According to her statement, it began on June 6 when she received a phone call from a person claiming to be from t...