Hyderabad cyber crime police recovers Rs. 18 lakhs in FedEx fraud case within 20 days
Hyderabad: Hyderabad cyber crime police were successful in refunding the eighteen lakhs which were transferred to a fraudster account in connection with the Fedex fraud on Wednesday.
Commenting on the same Dara Kavitha , Deputy Commissioner of Police,Cyber Crime, Hyderabad commissionerate said, “As the victim complainant had approached the Cyber Crime police within the golden hour period, so immediately the Cyber Crime police made an ONLINE entry in the NCRP portal and escalated the matter to the victim’s bank without delay, as a result the fraudster’s bank accounts were frozen by holding the total amount of Rs. 18,00,000”.
She further added that later the local court issued an order to the concerned bank to release the amount and refund the total amount of Rs. 18,00,000 to the victim’s bank account within 20 days.
According to the complainant resident of Amberpet, Hyderabad in June he received a call from from an unknown number where the unknown caller identified himself calling from Department of Fedex and informed the complainant that a courier was sent with his Aadhar from Mumbai to Iran which contains illegal Substance like Drugs, Passports, Smuggled goods and instructed to approach Mumbai Cyber Crime,
“Subsequently the complainant contacted them by Skype call and they asked his personal details for verification, on confirmation they informed that many Hawala Accounts were opened by using his Aadhaar number and RBI and CBI Departments are going to verify and block those bank accounts as many illegal transaction were happened, they further informed him to raise an Online complaint with them to get police clearance certificate (PCC),” explained the Hyderabad cyber crime police .
Falling prey to the same, the victim believed them and add an RBI account as his beneficiary as part of verification. They screen shared on Skype to see all pre-approved loans and made him disburse loan amount of Rs. 19,92,921 and threatened him to transfer the amount. He clearly refused their demand initially, but later they forced him to send money, accordingly the complainant transferred an amount of Rs. 18,00,000. After realizing that he was cheated he approached the Cyber Crime police, Hyderabad. The police registered a case and started an investigation. Meanwhile police altered the bank authorities and ensured that the account was frozen and layered refunded through legal process.
Hyderabad police urged all the citizens to remain vigilant and take proactive measures to safeguard themselves against cyber fraud. Always verify the source of unsolicited calls, messages, or emails before sharing personal or financial information. Verify the status of any package directly on the official FedEx website and Avoid clicking on links received via SMS or email or WhatsApp, as scammers often use these avenues to manipulate victims.
