frauds pretend to be Collector, seek money from officers
MUMBAI, May 27 -- A well-planned attempt to dupe senior revenue officials by impersonating Mumbai City Collector and District Magistrate Aanchal Goyal was foiled after alert officers quickly identified the fraud and informed the police.
The MRA Marg police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons for cheating and attempting to commit serious offences after several revenue department officials received WhatsApp messages from a mobile number displaying the photograph and name of Mumbai City Collector Aanchal Sood Goyal.
According to the police, the frauds claimed that the Collector was facing issues with her online banking application and urgently needed money transferred for an "ongoing project", assuring the officers that the amount would later be refunded.
The case was registered following a complaint lodged by Meghraj Pardeshi, a revenue department officer posted at the Old Customs House on Shahid Bhagat Singh Road in Fort.
"I want you to complete a task for me. I wanted to make a transaction in an ongoing project; however, due to bank problems I was unable to do it. I want you to do it for me, I will later refund the money to you," the WhatsApp message read.
Sensing something amiss, Pardeshi immediately informed Sachin Shirkhe, personal assistant to Collector. Shirkhe subsequently verified the matter with Goyal, who confirmed that she had not sent any such message....
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