A shocking case of cyber fraud has come to light in Hyderabad, where some clever fraudsters, posing as the Managing director (MD) of Greenko Group, defrauded the company officials of Rs 2.7 crore. The fraudsters played this entire game through WhatsApp.
How did the fraud happen?
The fraudsters sent whatsapp messages to the company's Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Subrata Das from two fake mobile numbers using the photo of MD Anil Kumar Chalmalasetty. The language and style of the message was such that it seemed real. In the first message on june 2, they demanded an immediate payment of Rs 1.95 crore, saying that the money has to be given to the client.
The CFO forwarded this message to the company's Chief Finance Controller, Virendra Kasliwal, who asked Senior GM Shripad chandra shekhar to transfer the money. This amount was sent to the account of ONITSUKA Developers Pvt Ltd. Then on june 5, the same kind of message came again and this time Rs 75 lakhs were sent to a company named Classic Constructions.
When was the case caught?
On june 5 itself, when Shripad chandra shekhar informed the MD office about both the payments, the real MD told that he had not sent any such message. After this, the company understood that they had become victims of fraud.
What did the police do?
On behalf of Greenko Group, Shripad chandra shekhar filed a complaint with the Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police. The police have registered a case and started investigation. The case has been registered under sections related to cheating, imitation of identity, forgery and conspiracy of the indian Justice Code (BNS), and under section 66-D of the IT Act. Greenko Group has assured that they will fully cooperate with the police in this case..jpg)
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