A 70-year-old retired man lost Rs2.6 lakh after falling prey to the digital arrest scam wherein fraudsters accuse the target of illegal activities and threaten action from law agencies. The Vakola police have registered an FIR against an unidentified individual for cheating on November 22.
According to the police, J A Periera, a resident of Santacruz East, received a call from a person claiming to be a police officer around 2.52pm on November 14. The latter informed him that his contact number was involved in criminal activities and that multiple FIRs had been filed against him.
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