Pune Senior Swindled of 36 Lakhs by Cyber Fraudsters Posing as Officials

• A 79-year-old Pune resident from Dhayari was defrauded of 36 lakh rupees by cybercriminals.
• Fraudsters posed as "Deepak Kumar Sharma" from 'Data Protection Board of India' and "police officer Sandeep Rao".
• They falsely claimed the victim's phone was spreading pornography and making obscene calls, demanding money for "verification" and "anticipatory bail".
• The incident occurred on December 8; a case is registered at Nanded City Police Station.
• Police warn against "digital arrests" and phone demands for money, advising to call 1930 for cybercrime.

Why It Matters: Beware of cybercriminals posing as officials; police never demand money or perform "digital arrests".