A 44-year-old Mangaluru woman lost ₹6.84 lakh to an online foreign consignment courier racket.

In the complaint to Mangaluru East police, the victim said she received call from London through WhatsApp on her mobile phone on April 21 stating that her husband, who is staying abroad, has booked a parcel through FedEx. She received another call on April 27 to inform her that her husband has booked gold and other valuable articles worth ₹ 5.5 crore. On April 28, she was informed to pay custom surcharge of ₹1.10 lakh for delivery of the articles. She was further asked to pay ₹2.24 lakh towards GST charges. She transferred ₹2.5 lakh to a SBI account, which the caller said was the account of Mumbai Airport Cargo officer. She also transferred ₹1 lakh to an SBI account that the caller sought as charges for conversion of UK pounds, in the parcel, to Indian Rupee.