Bengaluru: Techie duped of Rs 40 lakh in fake drug case scam

Team Udayavani, Nov 18, 2024, 9:35 AM IST

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Bengaluru: Cyber fraudsters impersonating police officers scammed a Bengaluru-based techie out of Rs 40 lakh by falsely implicating her in a drug trafficking case.

The victim, a resident of RR Nagar, lodged a complaint with the West Division CEN police, who have registered an FIR and initiated an investigation.

How the fraud unfolded:

On November 7, an unknown caller posed as a DHL courier representative, claiming that a parcel sent in her name from Mumbai to Iran contained MDMA and other narcotics. The fraudster alleged that her personal details were linked to the parcel and transferred the call to an accomplice pretending to be a customs officer.

The victim was coerced into downloading a messaging app and participating in a video call, where the fraudster convinced her that her documents were misused by a criminal. To prove her innocence, she was asked to share personal, family, and bank details and transfer funds to specific accounts.

Believing the claims, the woman transferred Rs 40.18 lakh from three bank accounts. When the funds were not refunded, she realized the fraud and approached the police.

Investigators are gathering details of the accounts where the funds were transferred.