Bengaluru: IT firm CEO loses whopping Rs 2.3 crore in courier fraud, probe underway

A 66-year-old Bengaluru resident, who is a founder-CEO of an IT firm, lost Rs 2.3 crore in yet another case of courier fraud.

The fraudsters claimed to be FedEx employees and police officials in a bid to fool the elderly man.

Here’s how Bengaluru resident was scammed

According to a report in The Times Of India, the victim first received a call on February 6 from an unknown caller claiming to be an employee of FedEx courier company. After introducing himself, the caller gave all the details of the victim, including his name, mobile number and Aadhar number. The unknown caller then said there was a parcel in the name of the victim which contained 150gm MDMA, 4 passports and 4kg clothes being sent illegally to China’s Shanghai city.

The caller then told the victim that a criminal case was filed against him at a police station in Mumbai and then transferred the call to a police officer. The officer then took the call and introduced himself and asked the victim to immediately surrender before him. Wanting to show that he was a genuine police officer, the caller asked the victim to download Skype.

During the video call, the victim attempted to explain many times that he was innocent and had no role in the smuggling of banned narcotic substances. However, the caller went on to claim that a bank account was recently opened in the name of the victim using his Aadhar card and the money was being transferred from the same account.