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Mumbai: Cyber-fraudster poses as company's MD, dupes CFO of Rs 8.55 lakh
Updated On: 03 September, 2022 04:57 PM IST | Mumbai | Sachin Gaad
According to the police, on Tuesday after the CFO of a leading manufacturer of speciality chemical and organic intermediaries received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number, the sender introduced herself as the MD of the company
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a speciality chemical company duped to the tune of over Rs 8.55 lakh when a fraudster posing as the company`s MD lured him into a trap. The fraudster convinced him to transfer the money without intimating anyone and got succeeded, said police.
According to the police, on Tuesday after the CFO of a leading manufacturer of speciality chemical and organic intermediaries received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number, the sender introduced herself as the MD of the company. She asked the CFO that she was in an important meeting and not to call him. She further asked him to send money via RTGS and gave him the account details of one Dheeraj Kumar. She also instructed him not to disclose her mobile number to anyone.
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