Man loses money in alleged digital arrest scam

Key Points

1. A retired court employee from Balussery lost ₹20,000 to cyber fraud on December 2.
2. Fraudsters posed as investigative officers and claimed the victim had obscene video messages on his phone.
3. The Kozhikode Cyber Police arrested a 28-year-old from Malappuram at Mumbai airport for involvement in a multi-crore digital arrest fraud.
4. A Kozhikode resident lost ₹2 crore in a digital arrest fraud.
5. A 68-year-old Payyoli native lost ₹1.51 crore to scammers impersonating enforcement officers.
6. Scammers have reportedly siphoned off nearly ₹3,000 crore from India through digital arrest scams.
7. The national cybercrime helpline number is 1930.