Someone on a call says you’re under arrest?
Tell Thamba what they are saying, or show the “notice” they sent. You’ll know in seconds if it’s the digital-arrest scam.
Try a sample: scams, and real ones
The digital-arrest scam has four steps
Every call follows the same script. Thamba spots which step the caller has reached.
- 1Fake authority
“Mumbai Cyber Police / CBI / ED here”
- 2Fake crime
“Your Aadhaar was used in money laundering”
- 3Isolation
“Stay on video. Tell no one.”
- 4Money demand
“Move your savings to the RBI verification account”
136 cases · ₹100 crore lost by Pune seniors to this script in 19 months. Punekar News, 21 Sep 2026