Parcel delivery Scam: Tamil Nadu doctor duped of Rs 52 lakh by cyber fraudsters

The doctor, identified as a resident of Ramalinga Nagar, received a call on January 11 from an individual claiming to be a FedEx staff member. The caller alleged that a prohibited item had been dispatched from Taiwan using the doctor's Aadhaar card. The perpetrator also informed that police had registered a case against the doctor.

The next day another call followed, this time from an individual who introduced himself as a CBI officer. Falsely accusing the doctor of involvement in money laundering, the impersonator instructed him to transfer all funds from his two bank accounts to a designated CBI account in Mumbai. Trusting the authenticity of the call, the doctor transferred a substantial sum of Rs. 52,10,364 via RTGS to the provided account, reports Times of India. 

After the transaction, the doctor attempted to contact the numbers several times but he found the number switched off. Realizing the fraud, he promptly filed a complaint with the police through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP). The police have registered a case of cheating under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code  (IPC) and the Information Technology Act.

A few days ago a similar incident took place an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Bengaluru was duped of Rs 95,000 on the pretext of paying advance for the treatment of an army officer.  The fraudster posing as an army officer, duped the doctor into sharing her digital payment app's QR code, subsequently draining her account of funds.