1. A 43-year-old teacher from Aundh fell victim to a scam where she lost a whopping ₹1.5 crore to individuals posing as Mumbai crime branch officers.
2. The scammers called the victim and claimed that a foreign-bound parcel in her name contained drugs, and that her Aadhaar card was being used for illegal activities.
3. Coerced into believing the fake story, the victim transferred money to eight different bank accounts as part of a deal to settle the case.
4. The victim, who teaches at a prominent college in Pimpri Chinchwad, ended up exhausting all her savings and even took out a personal loan to meet the scammers’ demands.
5. Inspector Meenal Patil of the cyber police stated that the fraudsters continuously threatened the victim with arrest if she did not comply with their demands.
6. After being terrorized by the scammers, the victim finally sought help from the cyber police and reported the incident.
7. The cyber police are currently investigating the case and trying to track down the culprits behind this elaborate scam.
8. This incident serves as a reminder for everyone to be vigilant and cautious when receiving unsolicited calls or messages asking for personal information or money.
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