In a digital arrest fraud connected to the fear of Aadhaar abuse, a Mumbai woman loses ₹20.25 crore.

After receiving a call regarding the abuse of her Aadhaar card, an 86-year-old woman in Mumbai lost almost ₹20 crore to cyber fraud and a digital arrest scam.

According to a report by Indian Express, the fraudsters called the victim posing as police officials. They convinced her that her Aadhaar card was being misused for illegal activities and forced her to transfer money to several bank accounts to settle the case. The report stated that between December 26 of last year and March 3, the scammers managed to dupe the victim of ₹20.25 crore.

The victim was informed by the caller in the first call that started the entire fraud that her Aadhaar card and other personal data had been used to open a new bank account in India. Posing as a police officer, the caller said that the account in question was being used to start money transactions linked to a number of unlawful acts, including money laundering.