Online Fraud in Mumbai: Private Bank VP Duped of Rs 4 Lakh After Fraudster Impersonates His Boss in WhatsApp Scam To Send Gift Vouchers
The vice president of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Amrit Jaiswal, was duped of Rs 4 lakh to an impersonator who acted like his boss.
Mumbai, March 03: A private bank employee was duped of Rs 4 lakh on Wednesday (March 01). The vice president of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Amrit Jaiswal (33) fallen a pray to a man impersonating as his boss.
According to a report published in the , Jaiswal got a call from the impersonator at around 11 am in morning on Wednesday.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯사이트œThe caller identified himself as my boss and told me to urgently send gift vouchers via Amazon to an email ID that he specified. The caller had my boss슬롯사이트� photograph as his display picture on the WhatsApp,슬롯사이트� Jaiswal has said in his statement to the police.
He split the amount into two and sent gift vouchers worth Rs 3.99 lakh. He used some amount from his bank account and some from his wife's account. Later, in the evening, her realised he has been cheated by a bunch of frauds.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Chinese Loan Apps Fraud: Scam Leads to Financial Crisis and Loss of Jobs.
Bandra Kurla Complex police is investigating the matter. The officers are analyzing the technical details.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Online Fraud in Mumbai: Man Cheats Over 50 People on Pretext of Giving Them Jobs in Merchant Navy; Arrested From Kanpur.
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A similar case of cyber crime was reported last month from Mumbai's슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Santacruz. A person lost Rs 7.14 lakh to a cyber-fraud. Because he complained immediately, the police was able to track the transaction and recover 7.0 lakh.
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