Amid the growing cyber fraud in India, scammers are becoming more creative in coercing people to share their Adhaar numbers and other valuable documents.
A bizarre incident of a similar fashion has emerged from Hyderabad where a 23-year-old man was recently duped of ₹ 12 Lakh.
The victim received a call from a person impersonating a FedEx and told him that his Adhaar number is being misused, Hindustan Times reported.
The man was told that someone was sending a courier carrying diabetes pills and fifty grams of MDMA, from Mumbai to Saudi Arabia, using his Adhar number.
Subsequently, the scammer pretended to be calling from Mumbai Cyber Crime branch and threatened the victim. The scamesters later made a Skype video conference and demanded money transfer in order to verify his details.
Reportedly, the man was asked to cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence and was coerced to send money for the investigation.
A case has been filed in the Hyderabad Cyber Crimes police department.
Meanwhile, FedEx has come out with an official statement clarifying that the delivery company doesn't ask people for their personal information.
"FedEx does not request personal information through unsolicited phone calls, mail, or email for goods being shipped or held, unless requested or initiated by customers. If any individual receives any suspicious phone calls or messages, they are advised not to provide their personal information. Instead, they should immediately contact the local law enforcement authorities within the vicinity or report to the cybercrime department of the government of India."