Delhi Engineer Digital Arrest: You must have heard about digital arrest. This is a new kind of scam, in which the scammer introduces himself as an officer of the police or any government agency and tries to cheat people. Many such cases have come to light in recent times. One such case has come to light from Rohini, Delhi, where a retired engineer was digitally arrested for 19 days. He lost Rs 10 crore in this scam. Let us tell you how this scam happened. 

How did this scam happen?
A 77-year-old retired engineer from Rohini said that he received a call from a courier company on September 25. The caller introduced himself as a representative of a courier company and told the engineer about a suspicious parcel in his name sent from Mumbai to China. The engineer denied having any information about the parcel, after which he was asked to speak to a Mumbai Police officer.

The engineer then received a video call in which he saw a man sitting in front of a Mumbai Police official. The officer told him about the parcel scam and asked for his bank details for verification. The call was then transferred to another person who introduced himself as a senior CBI officer and put further pressure on the engineer. 

The engineer was threatened.
The engineer said that an officer asked him to go to an isolated room so that no one could hear the conversation. Then he asked the engineer several questions. After this, he showed him some documents, one of which had the engineer's Aadhaar card number and the other prohibited him from leaving the country.

The engineer also said that the officer who spoke on the phone threatened him not to tell his children or anyone else about this incident, otherwise they would face trouble. He said that the caller claimed that my phone is under their surveillance.

The next day, the engineer was made to talk to another person who claimed to be an Enforcement Directorate officer. This officer assured the engineer of help, which further increased his confidence and confusion. This entire incident lasted for 
19 days. During this time, the scammers instructed the engineer to transfer Rs 10.3 crore in three installments.

On October 14, the scammers claimed that the engineer's brother was also involved in the investigation. This put pressure on the engineer and he had to involve his brother as well. But, his brother recognized the scam and refused to make any further payments to the engineer. He then filed a complaint with the police cyber cell of Rohini district.