A 26-year old Pune woman has become the latest victim of the parcel scam. As per an online report, the woman incurred a financial loss of Rs 11 lakh in “drugs-in-parcel” scam. How did the scam took placeThe victim, a manager at a private global bank, received a call from someone posing as an executive from a courier company. The caller informed the woman that a parcel containing illegal drugs addressed to her was being sent from Mumbai to Iran. The scammer informed her that the parcel consists of some debit cards, expired passports and toys filled with 500 grams of drugs.The scammer then convinced the woman to connect with a “police officer” via a video call on a social networking…
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Drugs-in-parcel scam: Pune woman loses Rs 11 lakh after downloading app that ICICI, HDFC and other banks warn about
