In a major crackdown on cyber crime, the Cyber Crime Branch of Bhopal Police has apprehended four individuals from Jaipur, Rajasthan, and Kasaragod in Kerala, for their involvement in a complex FedEx fraud and money laundering operation. The arrested individuals stand accused of orchestrating a sophisticated scheme involving the dispatch of MDMA drug parcels under false identities, along with fabricating allegations of money laundering amounting to Rs 68.49 lakh. According to the police investigation, the culprits exploited loopholes in banking procedures, using counterfeit documents to open current accounts. They also enlisted the help of bank employees to validate fake addresses and documents, thereby facilitating their fraudulent activities.

 

The modus operandi of the perpetrators included deceiving innocent victims by posing as FedEx employees and alleging the dispatch of drug parcels in their names from Mumbai to Taiwan. Subsequently, the victims were coerced into transferring large sums of money online under the pretext of preventing their arrest for drug trafficking and money laundering. The scheme involved unidentified individuals posing as representatives of the Crime Branch in Mumbai, who, via Skype calls, convinced victims that they were under surveillance. Fearing arrest, victims were coerced into confessing to receiving a 200 mg MDMA drug parcel in their name. Furthermore, the victims were manipulated into believing they were under observation via video calls and were compelled to engage in fraudulent activities, including falsely admitting to money laundering charges.