India, March 17 -- An 86-year-old woman in Mumbai became victim of cyber fraud and a digital arrest scam, losing over Rs.20 crore after getting a call about misuse of her Aadhaar card.

According to a report by Indian Express, the fraudsters called the victim posing as police officials. They convinced her that her Aadhaar card was being misused for illegal activities and forced her to transfer money to several bank accounts to settle the case.

The report stated that between December 26 of last year and March 3, the scammers managed to dupe the victim of Rs.20.25 crore.

In the initial call that set the whole scam up, the caller told the victim that her Aadhaar card and other personal information had been used to open a new bank account i...