‘FedEx’ frauds con scared retiree of Rs 9 crore in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Cyber fraudsters posing as police officers swindled a retiree out of Rs 9.14 crore over a fortnight after claiming that a ‘FedEx’ courier package in his name contained illegal items like drugs and that he was involved in laundering money. The unknown suspects, notoriously known as ‘FedEx scammers’, allegedly held the terrified victim under duress via WhatsApp and Skype from November 14 to November 28.

Around 2.30 pm on Nov 14, 61-year-old Dayanand Joshi (name changed and other details withheld to protect identity), a Bengaluru resident who retired as the deputy general manager of a Japanese multinational firm, received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number, according to the police. The caller identified himself as the support staff of FedEx courier’s Mumbai branch, Joshi told the police.