Bengaluru senior citizen seeks cyber probe into pretend money on supply parcel rip-off

A 78-year-old man has complained to the Cyber Crime Police, in search of an in depth investigation into an alleged rip-off by an organization that has been dispatching pretend merchandise to random addresses below the Cash on Delivery (COD) possibility.

Based on a criticism filed by the resident of J.P. Nagar, the cyber crime police have registered a case in opposition to the unknown particular person charging them below the IT Act and below dishonest and impersonation sections of the BNS on Friday (October 26, 2025) for additional investigation.

In his criticism, the complainant acknowledged that the incident occurred on October 11 when he was at residence and obtained a parcel from a reputed courier firm within the identify of his daughter. The product was 90 grams of Korean peel face masks price ₹699.

Upon checking along with his daughter, she stated she had not ordered any such product. Acting on a suspicion, the aged man visited the corporate’s department workplace at Puttenahalli and acquired the knowledge that the parcel was sourced from an organization in Delhi.

When he regarded additional into the corporate on-line, he discovered that many individuals had been cheated throughout the nation in a similar way and raised a criticism on-line.

The police have begun a probe and summoned the individuals involved for questioning.

Police stated that the corporate is suspected to have sourced the info and addresses from social media and randomly sends parcels to individuals to promote their product and cheat them.

“While many refused to simply accept the parcel, some out of curiosity take it and get cheated. As the cash concerned within the dishonest is much less, they chorus approaching the police,” stated an officer.