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Digital Arrest Scams. There is much angst in India about this type of fraud. But from reading articles about this, I’m not sure there is agreement about just what this consists of. It does seem to begin with a call from a law enforcement impersonator, claiming that the victim has been involved and threatening arrest. Beyond that I’m not sure if this is actually a different pitch than the scams we see that tell victims that they need to move their money to the caller to keep it “safe.” So it may be just a new term for a fraud that we already see. But I’m be interested in hearing from anyone that knows more than I.
