In a growing wave of online scams, a 25-year-old IIT Bombay student has become the latest victim, losing Rs 7.28 lakh in a sophisticated fraud. According to a report by PTI, the student received a call from someone pretending to be a TRAI official,

An IIT Bombay student lost over Rs 7 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Fraudsters posed as TRAI and police officials. They made false money laundering accusations. The student was tricked into transferring money via UPI and sharing bank details. A 25-year-old ...

An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest',

A 25-year-old IIT Bombay student lost ₹7.29 lakhs to a “digital arrest” scam, involving fake TRAI and police impersonators.

A 25-year-old student from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay fell victim to a digital arrest scam, losing Rs 7.29 lakh. According to a report by PTI, scammers impersonating officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) falsely accused the student of money laundering,

A student from IIT Bombay lost Rs 7.29 lakh in a "digital arrest" scam, where fraudsters posed as TRAI officers and police, demanding money to avoid false criminal charges.

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The 25-year-old student received a call from an unknown number in July. The caller, who claimed to be a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) official, told him that 17 complaints of illegal activities were registered against his mobile number.