Navi Mum jewellery firm duped of Rs.10.7 cr in WhatsApp fraud
NAVI MUMBAI, July 18 -- A jewellery company in Navi Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs.10.70 crore after fraudsters created a WhatsApp profile using the owner's name and photograph and convinced an accounts executive of the firm to transfer the money to multiple bank accounts over two days.
The accounts executive at the firm's Mahape office received a WhatsApp message on July 14 from a number that appeared to belong to the owner. The sender instructed him to transfer funds to three bank accounts. The executive believed the messages were genuine and transferred Rs.7.70 crore. The next day, he received fresh instructions and transferred another Rs.3 crore. The fraud surfaced later on July 15 where the owner told the executive he had never issued any payment instructions.
Police have registered an FIR against the unidentified user and the holders of the beneficiary bank accounts....
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