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    WhatsApp has banned 9,400 accounts linked to ‘digital arrest’ scams, Centre tells SC

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 28, 2026 · 08:15 pm
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    · Mar 29, 2025 · 07:48 pm
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    Over 38 lakh cyber fraud complaints in India since 2021: Centre

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    · Mar 13, 2025 · 01:35 pm
  • My father lost Rs 10 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Here’s how he got some money back

    My father lost Rs 10 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Here’s how he got some money back

    Abhik Deb
    · Feb 04, 2025 · 06:30 am
  • ‘Felt like I was under hypnosis’: How digital arrest scams dupe Indians of their hard-earned money

    ‘Felt like I was under hypnosis’: How digital arrest scams dupe Indians of their hard-earned money

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    · Oct 29, 2024 · 09:06 am
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    Indians lost Rs 120 crore in ‘digital arrest’ frauds in first four months of 2024

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    · Oct 28, 2024 · 12:34 pm