A 63-year-old woman from Navi Mumbai allegedly fell prey to a scam orchestrated by fraudsters acting as officials of a worldwide courier service and government authorities, losing Rs 80 lakh, Thane police said on Wednesday.

According to cyber police officers, the victim, a former power company employee who lives in Vashi, received a phone call on March 29 from someone purporting to represent an overseas delivery business. The caller notified her of a parcel received in her name that was claimed to contain illicit goods. Subsequently, the victim got bogus letters from the Reserve Bank of India, the Enforcement Directorate, and the Finance Ministry via a Skype account, threatening legal action, the PTI report stated.