The alleged transactions happened between 2-6 May and the matter came to light when the man told his daughter about it.
Financial fraud (Creative Commons)
A retired engineer was allegedly cheated of ₹1.6 crore by frauds in Mangaluru who asked for “caution money” to ward off a possible probe by a central investigative agency, police said on Thursday, 9 May.
The accused, posing as employees of an international courier service, claimed that a package the victim sent had incriminating documents and drugs and probe agencies knew of it, they said.
They allegedly asked for a “caution deposit” saying it will be returned once the investigation is over, and the victim paid ₹ 1.6 crore to them, police added.
The alleged transactions happened between 2-6 May and the matter came to light when the man told his daughter about it.
Police said a case regarding the incident has been registered at the Cyber, Economic and Narcotics Crime Police Station in in Mangaluru city.
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