Goa, July 9 -- The Cuncolim police have registered an FIR against an unknown person for allegedly impersonating a courier agent and cheating a local resident of Rs.98,000 in an online fraud.

According to the police, the complainant was tricked into depositing Rs.5 as a delivery confirmation fee, supposedly for a courier package. Shortly after entering the details on the fraudulent link, the victim's bank account was siphoned off in multiple unauthorized transactions, amounting to nearly one lakh rupees.

Authorities suspect the scam involved phishing tactics, where fraudsters pose as legitimate delivery personnel to gain access to sensitive financial information. The victim lodged a complaint as soon as the transactions were noticed.

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