Digital Goa, July 2 – A 36-year-old woman from Ponda taluka was allegedly cheated of ₹21.64 lakh after being lured through a Facebook friendship and threatened with criminal action over a fake overseas parcel. According to Cyber Crime Police, the accused befriended her on Facebook posing as a man living abroad, gained her trust through WhatsApp chats, and later claimed to have sent her a parcel. She was then contacted by another person who falsely claimed the parcel contained illegal cash and coerced her into transferring ₹21.64 lakh to multiple bank accounts to avoid legal action. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.
