Cyber Fraud: 28 -year -old corporate employees living in Worli area of Mumbai fell victim to a new “illegal parcel” scam. He received calls from unknown people, who described themselves as officers of legal agencies. These fraudsters assured the victim that an illegal parcel has been confiscated in his name and they were caught in the money laundering case. Thugs cheated Rs 11 lakh through threats and frequent calls.
How did cyber fraud?
Fake parcel bluff
Everything started when the victim received a call from a woman who described the officer of the Mumbai Post Office. He said that a suspected parcel has been seized in his name, including six passports, several ATM cards, a laptop and 150 grams of MDMA (drugs).
Cyried as cybercrime officer
When the victim denied any parcel, the call was transferred to a cyber crime officer. Then, the fraudsters made the matter serious, describing themselves as CBI, ED and Mumbai Cybercrime Officers.
Video calls and fake documents framed
The thugs showed a person wearing a police uniform through video call, who described themselves as senior officers and threatened the victim to get caught in a high-profile money laundering case. In addition, three fake legal letters were sent, including fake seals and details of the case.
Get money transferred
A person, who described himself as IPS officer Bal Singh Rajput, ordered the victim to transfer money to “Escro account”. Fixed deposits (FD) of Rs 5 lakh should be broken and sent from Canara Bank. Rs 99,000 transferred to Bandhan Bank’s account. 10 lakh rupees sent to Federal Bank account
Finding feeling and complaint filed
When the victim transferred a total of Rs 11 lakh and tried to call back, there was no response. Then he realized that he had fallen victim to cheating. After this, he lodged a complaint with the Cyber Helpline (1930) and the Mumbai Police.
How to protect against such fraud?
This kind of fraud is not new. In the last few months, many people have lost millions and crores of rupees in this scam. The Government of India is continuously issuing advisory, but the thugs are implicating people by adopting new methods.
Careful things
- No government agency will ask to transfer bank details or money on phone or message.
- Cut any such call immediately.
- If the call looks real, confirm it with official channels.
- Do not share bank details, passwords or OTP with an unknown person.
- If there is any doubt, block the number and report.
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