A 57-year-old Bengaluru woman was cheated out of a whopping ₹ 32 crore by cyber criminals and kept under “digital arrest” for nearly six months after being told that a package booked under her name contained “prohibited items”.

The ordeal began on September 15, 2024, when the victim received a call from someone claiming to be from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) . The caller alleged that a parcel booked under her name from Andheri, Mumbai, contained four passports, three credit cards, MDMA, and other prohibited items.

Why did she believe the fraudsters?

The Bengaluru resident repeatedly stated that the parcel had nothing to do with her, but before she could disconnect, her call was transferred to another person claiming to be a “CBI officer”. He warned her that the matte

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