Noida Woman Gets Fake Probe Agency Notices On WhatsApp, Duped Of Rs 34 Lakh

The fraudsters sent the woman a complaint via WhatsApp and asked her to send Rs 34 lakh, the complainant said.

A woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh here in a case of "digital arrest" by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate, officials said on Sunday.

The fraudsters claimed that a parcel was being sent from Mumbai to Iran in her name containing five passports, two debit cards, two laptops, 900 US dollars, and 200 grams of narcotics, they said.

The victim received a call from the fraudsters at around 10 pm on August 8, she said in her complaint.