HYDERABAD: The Cyber Crime police station arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a digital arrest case. The accused, Mohammed Zubair Ahmed, was detained at RGI Airport upon his arrival from Dubai.
According to the police, Zubair was involved in a Fedex fraud case, in which he operated multiple bank accounts used for fraudulent transactions while residing in Dubai. He, along with his associates, duped victims by impersonating officials and coercing them into making payments under the guise of a “digital arrest” or FedEx courier scam.
On July 25, 2024, the Hyderabad police received a complaint from a victim who had fallen prey to the scam a day earlier. The complaint received a call from fraudsters posing as executives from the FedEx courier company. They falsely claimed that a package booked under his Aadhaar contained illegal items, including drugs, and had been seized by customs.
