Digital Goa, June 20- Goa Cyber Crime Police have arrested Rijas K (35) from Kerala for duping a Margao woman of Rs 2.6 crore in a ‘digital arrest’ scam by impersonating TRAI and CBI officials. The accused threatened the victim with a fake police case and sent a forged Supreme Court order, coercing her to transfer money between May 20 and June 2. Rs 76.35 lakh was traced to his ICICI Bank account. Police informed that Rijas is a habitual cybercriminal linked to 11 cases across India, with total frauds estimated at Rs 22.77 crore. Goa Police have urged citizens to be alert and report such scams to Cyber Helpline 1930.
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