Drug Parcel Scam: GMCH doctor duped of Rs 1.2 lakh by cyber fraudster

“He asked me if I sent any package from Mumbai to Taiwan and when I denied doing so, he said that my number, name and Aadhar ID were mentioned on the package. Surprisingly, the Aadhar was right. According to the caller, the parcel contained two pairs of shoes, a coat, a laptop, three credit cards and 240 gm weed,” the complainant told police.

Following this, the doctor was connected to a call with an official from the narcotics branch who instructed her to download a Skype application for further investigation and communication.

To extract money from the doctor, the caller threatened her with a police investigation and that an FIR would be filed against her since three money laundering accounts were operational on her Aadhar ID. Pretending that both the narcotics bureau and CBI got involved in the incident, the fraudster managed to dupe Rs 1.23 lakh from the doctor. 

"The person told me to transfer an amount of ₹98,426 as three money laundering accounts were operational on my Aadhar ID. I was scared and thus did what he instructed me to, as I felt that I would land in big trouble otherwise,” the victim informed HT.

Upon realising that she was duped, the doctor approached the cyber police and a complaint was filed against the fraudster under Sections 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

After an FIR was registered, the police arrested a man from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. While interrogating the suspect, the police discovered that the man was a class 12 pass.

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