India's digital-economy boom has pulled millions of new retail investors into formal finance, and concurrently handed fraudsters a fresh pool of targets. Sophisticated scammers now impersonate banks, fintechs and investment firms across messaging platforms, weaponising trusted corporate identities. The fallout reaches far beyond inpidual victims: impersonated institutions face regulatory scrutiny, brand damage, eroded customer trust and an unsustainable compliance burden from round-the-clock monitoring and takedowns. The result is an urgent need for judicial remedies that do more than react after the damage is done.
Courts Catch Up to the Con
Recognising the systemic threat to the banking, investment and fintech sectors, the Indian judiciary has shifted from chasing inpidual fraudsters to dismantling the infrastructure that enables them. Early John Doe ex-parte injunctions blocked specific rogue accounts, but forced victims back to court every time fraudsters migrated to a new