They then siphoned off Rs 33.71 lakh through five transactions. Pune : Cybercrooks allegedly used a fake email address resembling that of an aluminium casting company in Chinchwad MIDC to get two SIM cards linked to its bank account blocked and obtain duplicate SIM cards.
The fraud came to light on Nov 1, when the company’s owner (51), a resident of Nigdi Pradhikaran, checked its current account and found that Rs 33.71 lakh had been withdrawn. A police officer said the fraudsters sent an email to a telecom service provider on Oct 30, using an address resembling the company’s official email ID. “Our investigations so far have revealed that the amounts were transferred to a private bank account in Gautam Buddhanagar district in Uttar Pradesh .
By 4pm, another SIM card used for the company’s banking transactions had also become inactive,” the officer said. We have sought the account details from the bank,” the officer said. The email requested the blocking of two SIM cards used for the company’s banking operations. “The company’s senior accountant informed the complainant on the same day that the SIM card provided to him for official work had stopped functioning around 1pm. When the accountant approached the telecom company’s office in Nigdi, he learnt about the email. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Pune | Silver Rate in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune | Petrol Price in Pune | Diesel Price in Pune | CNG Price in Pune | LPG Price in Pune
He lodged a complaint with the Nigdi police on Saturday.