New Delhi, March 10 -- Delhi Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters for allegedly duping a man of Rs 44.50 Lakh under the guise of 'digital arrest' by posing as CBI officers, officials said on Sunday.
The scam came to light when the victim, Virender Kumar Indora, a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase-1, lodged a police complaint on January 29.
"In his complaint, Indora said he received a call from a man posing as a CBI officer, falsely accusing him of involvement in criminal activities. Threatening legal action, the fraudsters coerced him to transfer Rs 44.50 Lakh to avoid arrest," Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), Abhishek Dhania, said in a statement.
Digital arrest is a cybercrime wherein scammers pose as law enforcement officers to f...