A 28 -year -old corporate employee of Worli became one of the latest victims of an illegal parcel scam. The victim received calls from unknown persons, who introduced themselves as law enforcement officers. He informed him of an illegal parcel seized in his name and assured him that he was involved in a money laundering case. Through threats and frequent calls, the scammers managed to beat the victim of Rs 11 lakh.

It was reportedly began when the victim received a call from a woman claiming to be from the Mumbai Post Office. The callers alleged that a package addressed to him was raided by six passports, several ATM cards, a laptop and 150 grams of MDMA. When the victim denied any relationship with the parcel, Scammer transferred his call to another person who reported by The Times of India, presented himself as a cyber crime officer for further questioning. Did.

During the conversation, the scammers motivated officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), and Mumbai Cyber ​​Crime to pursue the case and pressurize the victim. To explain the scheme more, he video-co-colored the victim, showed a person to a person wearing a police uniform, claiming to be a senior officer and warned him in the high-profile money laundering case Was implicated.

Additionally, the scammers sent three forged letters affecting fake seals and case details, which the victim believes he was subject to investigation. Another fraud, IPS officer Bal Singh Rajput, identified himself as Rajput, directed him to transfer funds to a “Escro account” for verification.

Fearing legal trouble, the afflicted fell to the trap and began to follow the scammers’ instructions. He liquid a fixed deposit (FD) of Rs 5 lakh to Canara Bank ahead of time and transferred money as directed. Subsequently, he sent Rs 99,000 to a Bandhan Bank account and Rs 10 lakh to a federal bank account.

However, after transferring Rs 11 lakh, the victim tried to recall the alleged officials, but none of them responded. The victim blocked the number of fraudsters and reported the incident to the cyber helpline (1930) and the Mumbai Police.

In particular, this is not a new form of cyber fraud, where individuals receive calls from fake police officers about an illegal parcel and finally send a large amount to scammers in an attempt to clean their names. In the last few months, many persons have lost millions and crores in this scam. The Government of India is actively issuing security advice, warning people about such scams and urges them to be vigilant. Nevertheless, scammers find ways to deceive individuals and threaten to give them money.

Remember to protect yourself from such scams:

• No legitimate agency will demand bank details or fund transfer on call or message.
• If you receive such a call, hang immediately.
• If you feel that the call may be real, always cross-check suspected claims by contacting the concerned department through official channels.
• Do not disclose bank details, passwords or OTPs for unknown collers.
• If something suspects seem, block the collar and report.