BELAGAVI (KARNATAKA): (Mar 22) A 81-year-old businessman here allegedly lost over Rs 15 crore in a “digital arrest scam” after fraudsters posing as CBI officials accused him of involvement in a financial crime, police said on Sunday.
According to officials, the senior citizen received multiple calls, including video calls, for nearly six weeks.The fraudsters claimed that the victim had received a Rs 5 lakh commission for laundering Rs 25 lakh and that complaints have been filed against him for illegal financial activities.
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