FedEx scam: Kerala duo steals Rs 3.6L; arrested by Chennai police
The victim had received a phone call in which the callers claimed to be from Fedex courier and said that a parcel sent in her name contained narcotics and said that Mumbai Police will be getting in touch with her.
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CHENNAI: The cyber crime wing of Chennai police arrested two Kerala men for allegedly defrauding a woman of Rs 3.6 lakh through a FedEx scam.
The East Zone Cyber Crime police received a complaint from a Mylapore resident in April this year.
According to the complaint, the victim had received a phone call. The caller claimed to be from the FedEx courier and said that a parcel sent in her name contained narcotics. The caller further said that Mumbai Police would be getting in touch with her.
Soon, another caller claiming to be a cyber crime investigation officer from Mumbai Police continued the charade with the woman and coerced the woman into transferring Rs 3.6 lakh to a bank account.
The victim realised that she was conned only after confiding with friends about the incident and she filed a police complaint. Police checked the bank accounts and traced the persons behind the crime to Kerala.
Following this, a police team last week arrested Nithin Joseph (31) and A Rameez (31) - both from Kollam, Kerala. They were brought to the city on Monday and produced before a magistrate here and remanded to judicial custody.