Cybercrime cops save firm from losing Rs 46 lakh

  • | Thursday | 19th July, 2018

NASHIK: Cybercrime police of Nashik Rural swung into action promptly to save a firm based in Dindori , 30 km from Nashik, of losing Rs 46.77 lakh that it had paid online to an account created by a fraudster. Suspicious, the company alerted police.API Tushar Adhavoo of the cybercrime branch of rural police said directors of the Dindori company contacted the Chinese firm and were told that no transfer had happened. The Chinese firm had given the Dindori company an account number where money was to be transferred.However, on June 27, a conman yet unidentified created a fake email account in the name of the Chinese company. The payment of Rs 46.77 lakh, the conman said over email, was to be deposited in another account.After the Dindori company made the online payment through Yes Bank on June 28, it waited for confirmation from China, which never came. The Chinese officials told them that it could be a case of online fraud.Directors of the Dindori company rushed to cybercrime police to lodge a complaint on July 4.

NASHIK: Cybercrime police of Nashik Rural swung into action promptly to save a firm based in Dindori , 30 km from Nashik, of losing Rs 46.77 lakh that it had paid online to an account created by a fraudster. The company too woke to the fact of being defrauded early and alerted police.Cybercrime police said a company based in Janori in Dindori taluka placed an order with a Chinese company for buying some machinery. It was decided that the payment would be made online through Yes Bank . The Chinese firm had given the Dindori company an account number where money was to be transferred.However, on June 27, a conman yet unidentified created a fake email account in the name of the Chinese company. The payment of Rs 46.77 lakh, the conman said over email, was to be deposited in another account.After the Dindori company made the online payment through Yes Bank on June 28, it waited for confirmation from China, which never came. On calling China, the firm was informed that the money had not been transferred. Suspicious, the company alerted police.API Tushar Adhavoo of the cybercrime branch of rural police said directors of the Dindori company contacted the Chinese firm and were told that no transfer had happened. The Chinese officials told them that it could be a case of online fraud.Directors of the Dindori company rushed to cybercrime police to lodge a complaint on July 4. Superintendent of Nashik Rural police Sanjay Darade and Additional SP Vishal Gaikwad instructed API Tushar Adhavoo of the cyber-crime branch to take the necessary action so the money did not get transferred into the account of the conman.The cyber-crime police contacted the nodal officer of the concerned bank and instructed him to stop this payment. On July 6, the transaction was cancelled. The cash was refunded. The work of constables Parikshit Nikam and Pramod Jadhav of the cybercrime branch in ensuring the entire money was deposited back was appreciated by senior officials.

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