Pune Teacher Falls Victim to Parcel Scam, Loses Rs 1.5 Crore
Pune, 24th May 2024: A 43-year-old teacher from Aundh was defrauded of ₹1.5 crore between February and the first week of May by scammers posing as Mumbai crime branch officers.
According to a case registered by the cyber police after verifying her complaint, the victim reported that the scammers called her, claiming to have intercepted a foreign-bound parcel in her name containing drugs. They further alleged that her Aadhaar card was being used for illegal activities.
The victim, who teaches at a prominent college in Pimpri Chinchwad, was coerced into transferring money to eight different bank accounts as part of a supposed deal to settle the case, a cyber police officer said.
Inspector Meenal Patil of the cyber police explained, “The terrified woman exhausted all her savings. She even obtained a personal loan and transferred the funds to the scammers.”
“The fraudsters continuously threatened her with arrest if she did not comply with their demands. Eventually, the victim stopped responding to their threats and approached the cyber police,” Patil added.
