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India Arrests 119 in Crypto QR Code Fraud Case

  • —Police raided a Lucknow call center on June 30 and arrested 119 people
  • —Scammers posed as officials and demanded crypto payments via QR codes
  • —Allahabad High Court dismissed the habeas corpus plea on September 15
  • —Victims are urged to report transfers fast and keep wallet addresses and hashes
Why it matters: The case highlights rising QR-code crypto fraud and growing enforcement pressure in India.
Source: Coin Edition
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