Cyber fraudster impersonates company director, tricks accountant into transferring Rs 30 lakh
Cyber fraudster impersonates company director, tricks accountant into transferring Rs 30 lakh
Mumbai, Apr 19 (PTI) A case has been registered after a fraudster impersonated the director of a private company and made its accountant transfer Rs 30 lakh to a bank account shared by him, an official said on Saturday.
Based on a complaint filed by the 61-year-old accountant, the West Region Cyber Police Station has launched a probe, he said.
According to the accountant, he received a WhatsApp message from an unidentified number on the evening of March 24. The display picture (DP) of the Whatsapp number was that of the company director Rushindra Sinha, the accountant told police.
The sender then introduced himself as Sinha and asked her to save the number, saying it was his new WhatsApp number.
The next morning, the accountant again received a WhatsApp message asking her to make an “advance payment” of Rs 50 lakh to the given bank account for a new project.
