In chilling ‘digital detention’ scams, cybercriminals pose as cops, CBI, ED

Cybercriminals defrauded an elderly man from Malabar Hill of over Rs 2 crore by posing as law enforcement officers and subjecting him to a fake ‘digital detention’. The scam involved online interrogations and intimidation tactics. The modus operandi has been replicated in several cases, targeting victims by fabricating legal threats and coercing financial transfers.