A man who fell victim to the FedEx courier scam lost Rs 6.5 lakh, but with timely assistance from Mumbai Police, he managed to retrieve the entire amount without registering an FIR. The victim received a call from a person claiming to be a customs officer, who informed him that a parcel addressed to him from Vietnam contained drugs. The call was later transferred to various other individuals claiming to be officers from agencies like the CBI, who threatened to arrest the victim.

The victim was coerced into transferring 75 per cent of the amount from his account to the fraudster`s account, with the promise of reimbursement once the case was resolved. The fraudsters sent multiple notices and letters purportedly from the CBI and other agencies, even displaying images of officials from the Mumbai cyber and crime branch to convince the victim. When the fraudsters demanded more money, the victim became suspicious and reported the incident to the Bangur Nagar police station.