Hyderabad: Man shares Aadhaar details with fraudsters, loses Rs 12 lakh

Hyderabad: A 23-year-old fell into the cyber crime trap and lost Rs 12 lakhs to fraudsters after he shared his Aadhaar card details with them.

According to reports, the victim received a call from a person impersonating an executive agent of FedEx. The victim was told that his Aadhaar card was used to courier diabetic pills and 50 gms of MDMA from Mumbai to Saudi Arabia.

The victim received another call, this time the scammer pretended to be from the Mumbai Cyber crime branch and threatened the latter. In a purported video call via Skype, the impersonator coerced the victim to transfer Rs 12 lakhs in order to ‘verify his Aadhaar details’.

Meanwhile, FedEx has issued an official statement emphasising that it does not request personal information through unsolicited phone calls, mail, or email for goods being shipped or held unless requested or initiated by customers.

“If any individual receives any suspicious phone calls or messages, they are advised not to provide their personal information” the statement read.

A case has been registered with the Hyderabad Cyber Crime cell and further investigations are on.