Digital Arrest: Noida woman gets fake ED notices on Whatsapp, duped of Rs 34 lakh

In yet another case of "digital arrest", a Noida woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate.

According to the complaint of Nidhi Paliwal, a resident of Sector-41, she received two notices of Enforcement Directorate (ED) from the fraudsters on around 10 pm on August 8 and asked her to send Rs 34 lakh.

The fraudsters claimed that a parcel is being sent from Mumbai to Iran in her name containing 5 passports, 2 debit cards, 2 laptops, 900 US dollars and 200 grams of narcotics, she said in her complaint.

An accused also video called her on Skype with the video switched off, she added.

The Gautam Buddha cyber crime police station has registered a case and started investigation in the matter.

Inspector-in-charge Vijay Kumar Gautam said the accused also sent two notices of Enforcement Directorate (ED), in which serious allegations were made against the victim. A probe on the matter is underway, he said.