Lawyer Duped Of Lakhs, Made To Strip On Video Call For 'Drugs Test'
NDTV
The woman was practically held hostage for nearly two days, with her video camera or microphone on at all times.
In a sign that even those practising the law are not immune to scamsters, a lawyer from Bengaluru was not just duped of over 14 lakh but also made to strip on video for a "narcotics test". The nude videos of the woman were then used to try and extort an additional Rs 10 lakh from her, after which she finally lodged a police complaint.
The recording of the woman followed her practically being held hostage for nearly two days, with her video camera or microphone on at all times, by people claiming to be from the Mumbai cyber crime team or the CBI.
According to the lawyer's complaint, her ordeal began last Wednesday (April 3) when she got a call from someone claiming to be from FedEx, who said a parcel in her name had been returned. She was told the parcel was sent from Mumbai to Thailand and contained five passports, three credit cards and 140 pills of the banned drug MDMA, or ecstasy.
