The Cyber Unit of Commissionerate Police (CP) made a breakthrough on Tuesday by arresting five individuals for allegedly duping victims of lakhs of rupees. The scam involved impersonating FedEx representatives to steal money from unsuspecting people.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Shaik Tajuddin and Muchumari Chitti Babu from Andhra Pradesh, Laleng Zauva Kaipeng and Jiten Kaipeng from Tripura, and Elvish Tara from Assam. Police have frozen a bank account containing Rs 12 lakh, seized 56 ATM cards, 20 mobile phones, and 30 SIM cards during the operation.
The accused are believed to have contacted victims while pretending to be representatives of FedEx. They informed the victims of a supposed digital arrest during a Skype call and demanded money for their release, providing specific bank account details for the transfer.
The accused also used local vendors, unbeknownst to them, to collect KYC credentials and bank details from the public.
CP has issued an advisory urging citizens to refrain from accepting online earning offers via WhatsApp or Telegram to protect themselves from such scams.
