Drugs and other illegal things were found in your parcel- you got such a call and got Rs 23 lakh transferred from them, be alert
CNBCTV18 September 20, 2024 10:45 AM
Ganges of Digitalpur: Scammers keep inventing new ways to commit cyber fraud, through which people have been duped of crores of rupees. Cyber criminals are now using India Post for online fraud.
Scammers keep finding new ways to commit cyber fraud, through which people have been duped of crores of rupees. Cyber criminals are now using India Post for online fraud. Cyber criminals are now using India Post as a device so that they can cheat ignorant people. Some cases of this have also come to light. According to a report in the Times of India, experts say that this number can increase significantly considering the pattern of the FedEx scam.
In one such case, a 75-year-old retired government employee from West Marredpally was duped of Rs 23.26 lakh. The scam started when the victim received a call from a man posing as an India Post official.
How the fraud was done According to the report, the caller claimed that the parcel booked by the victim from Mumbai to Dubai contained suspicious items like police uniforms and ID cards. The fraudster directed the victim to lodge a complaint with the Mumbai Police and connected him to a man named Vishal Thakur, who introduced himself as a police officer. Thakur claimed that the victim's Aadhaar credentials were being misused for money laundering and promised a commission of Rs 400 crore (approx) from the fraud. Under pressure, the victim deposited Rs 23.26 lakh in an account to verify his credentials with the RBI. The scam continued when the fraudsters demanded an additional Rs 5 lakh for Supreme Court clearance fees. This is where the victim got suspicious and reported the scam to the local police. The accounts used in the scam have been traced to West Bengal and they suspect they could be mule accounts. The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) is investigating the case further.
