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YouTuber Ankush Bahuguna was reported to be under digital arrest for 40 hours by posting a video on a social media site.
YouTuber Ankush Bahuguna was reported to be under digital arrest for 40 hours by posting a video on a social media site. Ankush said in the video on Sunday- I am still in shock. I lost money and lost my peace of mind. I can’t believe this happened to me. I am posting this video so that this does not happen to other people.
Ankush said- Many of you know about it but many do not know to what extent scammers can go to control you. Many times you spot a scam in a few seconds but if you are like me and fall into the trap.
Ankush Bahuguna has 745K i.e. 7.45 lakh subscribers on YouTube. They make videos of comedy and makeup tips.
Ankush Bahuguna has 745K i.e. 7.45 lakh subscribers on YouTube. They make videos of comedy and makeup tips.
Now understand the whole matter in detail…
Scammers were in police uniform, interrogated by taking names of criminals Ankush told- When I returned from the gym, I got a call from a very strange number. It looked like an international number. I picked up the phone without thinking much. It was an automated call, an automated call saying that the delivery of my courier has been cancelled. Press zero for help.
I had not done anything Kurian to anyone yet I pressed zero. From there the customer care replied that illegal items have been detected in your package.
The packet you were sending to China has been confiscated by customs. I was scared, I said I didn’t send anything. He said that my name, my Aadhaar number, everything is written on the packet. This is a serious case. There is already a warrant in your name, you have been digitally arrested.
After this, I don’t know how the voice call turned into WhatsApp video call. In the video call, the scammers were seen wearing police uniform. They said that there are serial cases like money laundering, drug trafficking in your name. Started interrogating me by taking names of some criminals.
Call continued for 40 hours continuously, could not contact anyone YouTuber Ankush said- I was badly scared by all this. I knew I had done nothing wrong but scammers create such a situation that you cannot think anything. After this, I remained in digital arrest for the next 40 hours. I couldn’t disconnect the call, couldn’t contact anyone.
After a long time they asked me to go to the bank and transfer money to some accounts but by the time I reached the bank was closed. After this they asked me to stay in a hotel instead of going home. During this time my friends were calling and messaging me, but I was telling everyone that I was fine.
Even after the call is disconnected, it seems that no one is following me. Ankush told that he fell asleep after reaching the hotel. After some time I suddenly woke up and saw a message from a friend on my phone that it seemed as if you were under house arrest, if it is something like that then it is a fraud. When the scammers came to know about this, they started questioning me, but I was already suspicious.
I told them that I do not feel safe here, I want to come to the police station. On this they said that we have people below the hotel for your security. Hearing this I became more nervous.
Then I gathered courage and disconnected the call and came out of the hotel. Called my friend and told him everything. Even after sitting in the auto, I was scared that someone was following me. After this I have given a complaint to the police.
