Indians lost ₹120 cr in digital arrest scams from January to April this year

Indians lost as much as ₹120.30 crore in "digital arrest scams" from January to April this year, Indian Express reported citing government data. Many of those who are conducting the fraud are based in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia. The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) listed four types of scams: digital arrest scam, trading scam, investment scam (task-based) and romance/dating scam.