Bengaluru cops bust FedEx scam, nab eight fraudsters

BENGALURU: The Malleswaram police have busted a gang of cybercriminals in connection with a FedEx courier scam, and arrested eight fraudsters who defrauded over Rs 1 crore from people. Police recovered over Rs 13.17 lakh in cash, 11 mobile phones, and froze Rs 19 lakh transferred across 148 bank accounts. The accused were identified as Wasim N (30), Habeebullah M (35), Nizamuddin (24), Mushraff Khan (24), B Nurulla Khan (53), Mohammed Umar (44), Syed Ahmed alias Moula, and Syed Hussain.

Police said the accused posed as Mumbai Crime Branch officers and defrauded people by falsely claiming that their FedEx parcel contained a number of items, including drugs, passports, and credit cards. The accused coerced people into paying a specific amount by threatening them that their accounts would be frozen by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) if they fail to pay a certain amount.