The woman told police that she was held as a ‘digital hostage’ from 9:30 am to almost 7 pm, and was asked to share her details as part of a verification process in connection with Rs 20 lakh transferred to her account as a commission.
Different cases under sections for cheating and under the Information Technology Act have been registered against unknown persons. (Representative Image)A woman engineer in Noida was allegedly duped of Rs 11 lakh after cyber criminals held her as a digital captive for around eight hours, police said. The incident, which happened on November 13, came to light after the woman lodged a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station.
After receiving the complaint and hearing the woman’s ordeal, police said that the case was of digital arrest.
The woman received a Skype call on November 13 from an individual, claiming to be a government official. The person told her that during a recent raid, it was learnt that a commission of Rs 20 lakh was credited to her bank account. She was informed that her Aadhaar card details were used in the process of transferring the commission money to her account.
Despite opposing to being involved in the incident, the fraudster continued to pester her for more information, saying that the call was to verify her details.
The woman told the police that the setup of the supposed TRAI official, which she could see on the Skype call, made her believe that it was indeed a government verification process.
