https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=51315 A transnational syndicate used unregistered SIM boxes to convert internet calls into local IVR calls, enabling digital impersonation and a "digital arrest" extortion scheme; perpetrators impersonated officials, circulated forged documents, coerced victims into transferring savings to multiple accounts, and conducted cross border fund flows. Investigations traced IMEI linked multi SIM activations across Indian locations and Southeast Asian jurisdictions, leading to arrests of suspects and freezing of bank accounts linked to the scheme. en-us Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:16:03 +0530 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:16:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=51315 A transnational syndicate used unregistered SIM boxes to convert internet calls into local IVR calls, enabling digital impersonation and a "digital arrest" extortion scheme; perpetrators impersonated officials, circulated forged documents, coerced victims into transferring savings to multiple accounts, and conducted cross border fund flows. Investigations traced IMEI linked multi SIM activations across Indian locations and Southeast Asian jurisdictions, leading to arrests of suspects and freezing of bank accounts linked to the scheme. News - Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:16:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=51315