- By Vikas Yadav
- Sat, 24 Jun 2023 02:29 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
JE Technology Desk: Scam reports in India have grabbed eyeballs for times immemorable. As the world innovates for a better future, scammers actively pivot strategies and explore new ways to con people. In the latest move, Nithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha, an Indian financial services company, explained a fresh scam in India to con people in the name of courier companies like FedEx, Blue Dart and others.
According to Kamath, it all starts with a phone call in which a person claims to be a courier service representative. They share that illegal substances, such as drugs, were found in the victim's parcel that is now confiscated by concerned authorities.
As the panic grows, the scammer may share an official-looking notice after a video call in which the person on the other side claims to be a police official. Information that the package will be released once the money reaches the desired bank accounts is shared with the victim.
The CEO adds that the scammers might pose Aadhaar card details to cement the suit as genuine and dupe people. However, a user must not transfer any amount to these fraudsters and avoid taking impulsive decisions.
"In a situation like this, the best thing is to say, I will get my lawyer to speak to you; it doesn't matter even if you don't have a lawyer," Kamath said in a tweet. Similar cases of such scams got echoed in the comment section by users. A user said these types of scams have been going on for months.
In a report last month, ANI highlighted a case of a woman doctor losing Rs 4.5 crore in a similar fraud in Delhi. Speaking of a fresh case, an IT professional lost close to Rs 2 lakh in a similar cyber fraud in Mumbai, Financial Express reported. The scammers posed as officials from the narcotics department to dupe the woman.
