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Bengaluru: A 57-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru fell victim to a sophisticated cyber scam, losing nearly ₹31.83 crore after being virtually “digitally arrested” by cybercriminals for six months. The scammers posed as CBI officers, keeping her under constant video surveillance and coercing her into 187 bank transfers to siphon off the massive amount. How the Scam UnfoldedThe scam began in September 2024 with a phone call. An “executive” told the woman that a parcel addressed to her—containing credit cards, passports, and restricted substances—was waiting at a center in Mumbai. When she denied any connection, the caller warned that her phone number was linked to the parcel and this could be a “cybercrime” case. She was then transferred to another caller, who impersonated a senior ...