Indore: A software engineer from Indore experienced a ‘digital arrest’ lasting three hours, during which victim was coerced into taking a personal loan of Rs 16 lakh. Thanks to her father’s prompt action, Rs 8 lakh was stolen by the fraudsters before more funds could be taken.
The crime branch has initiated a case against unidentified fraudsters. Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya reported that the scammers deceived the woman by alleging that a parcel in her name contained drugs, threatening to file charges against her if she did not comply.
The victim who lives in Annapurna, reported to the crime branch that she was tricked by unknown fraudsters who drained approximately Rs 8 lakh from her bank account.
According to her complaint, on November 4, 2024, around 6 PM, Victim received a call from someone claiming to be a representative of FedEx Courier Services. The caller stated that a parcel addressed to her, which was meant to be shipped from Mumbai to Singapore, had been intercepted at Mumbai airport due to containing a significant amount of drugs. The fraudsters manipulated the situation by connecting her to a Skype ID they claimed belonged to an authority in Mumbai. The person on the other end kept their camera off and communicated only through audio, applying psychological pressure on victim. She was threatened with damage to her and her family’s reputation if she did not meet their demands.
Under this pressure, Victim was forced to share her banking information. The fraudsters then exploited her savings account to secure a personal loan of Rs 16,50,561. They successfully transferred Rs 4 lakh into their accounts. Due to her account’s transaction limit, they first created a fixed deposit (FD) of Rs 6,90,000 and then opened a new overdraft (OD) account, from which they withdrew another Rs 4 lakh. In total, the fraudsters managed to siphon off Rs 8 lakh through various transactions.
The day after her father’s intervention revealed the fraud, victim promptly reached out to her bank to freeze her account and filed a complaint on the cyber portal. Following her report, the crime branch opened a case under several sections of BNS.
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