🚨 IMPORTANT ALERT – DIGITAL ARREST SCAM 🚨
All colleagues are requested to note:
There is NO legal concept called “Digital Arrest” in India.
Recently, a retired Chief Postmaster General (77 years) was cheated of ₹22 lakhs by fraudsters posing as officials from the Ministry of Communications, Police and CBI using phone calls and video calls.
🔴 How the scam works
• Call claiming FIR against your mobile number
• Threats of arrest, national security cases
• Fake police/CBI officers on Google Meet
• Instructions to stay isolated
• Demand to transfer money for “verification”
❌ IMPORTANT
• Police / CBI never investigate through WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet
• No department asks for money transfer for enquiry
• FIRs are not handled over phone or video calls
🛑 WHATSAPP “GHOST PAIRING” SCAM
Do NOT click messages like:
“Hey, I found your photo”
“Is this you?”
Even if it appears from a known contact. Clicking such links can allow hackers to take control of your WhatsApp without OTP.
✅ If you receive such a call/message
1️⃣ Disconnect immediately
2️⃣ Inform family members
3️⃣ Call 1930 – Cyber Crime Helpline
4️⃣ Report at cybercrime.gov.in
🙏 Please share this message with colleagues, pensioners, and family members—especially senior citizens.
Stay alert. Stay safe.
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