The Coimbatore Rural police have arrested a 42-year-old man from New Delhi, Gopi Kumar, for allegedly defrauding a resident of Sulur taluk out of Rs10 lakh.
The victim, 25-year-old Rithika, received a phone call in September 2024 from Kumar, who claimed to be an employee of FedEx. Kumar told Rithika that she was under investigation by Mumbai Cybercrime officials for a parcel containing narcotics that was booked using her Aadhaar number. To resolve the issue, he urged her to transfer Rs10 lakh to his account and provided her with instructions to verify her bank account details, assuring her that the money would be returned once the process was completed.
Rithika, believing the call to be genuine, transferred the requested amount. However, after realizing she had been scammed, she filed a complaint with the Coimbatore Rural police, leading to Kumar’s arrest.
This case highlights the growing concern of cybercrime scams, where fraudsters impersonate legitimate organizations or authorities to deceive people into transferring large sums of money.
