6 held for defrauding INOX Group executive of Rs.10 cr
MUMBAI, July 1 -- Six people have been arrested for allegedly cheating a senior accounts executive with the INOX Group of Rs.10.4 crore. The scamsters made him believe he was transferring the sum on instructions of a senior director of the group. The transfer was made in 63 transactions from the company's accounts.
According to the South Cyber police, the arrested accused are Dnyaneshwar Thoke, 22; Birendra Kumar Bhagat, 26; Ranjan Kumar Kharwar, 41; Vikas Bind, 22; Vansh Monocha and Faiyaz Shabbir Hussain Alam.
Police said the six accused had allowed the money to be transferred into their bank accounts for a commission and had given the individual behind the crime their cheque books and debit cards to withdraw the proceeds of crime.
The mastermind had used a canny strategy to launder money by getting the accused to purchase gold after taking loans. They would repay the loans with the proceeds of crime, thus laundering money and giving the main accused the bullion, according to the police.
The case was registered following a complaint lodged by Girish Amin, deputy general manager, accounts, with the INOX Group. On June 3, Amin received a message on WhatsApp on from a mobile number claiming to be a director of the INOX Group. The fraudsters even used a display picture of the director to support the impersonation.
The man posing as the director told Amin he was about to attend a meeting, saying he would call back later. Then, he told Amin to transfer Rs.46.5 lakh to a bank account, whose details he shared.
"Between June 3 and 15, Amin allegedly acted on similar Whatapp instructions and transferred money from the company's accounts to multiple accounts named by the sender.
A total of 63 transactions were made, amounting to Rs.10,40,71,924, the complaint alleged....
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