Gurugram: A private company in Gurugram was allegedly deceived by more than 22 lakh by cyber fraudsters, police said on Saturday.
Fraudsters, disguised as company directors, sent fake letters to the head of financial company that asked him to transfer money to several bank accounts, they said.
Pankaj Sood, Head of the Company’s Financial Officer, located in Sector 38, has received several e-mails where fraudsters, disguised as Director of Shubhendra Mittal, requested him to make payments to certain accounts.
The sood, therefore, was transferred to 22.40,000 to the account, said the police quoted complaints submitted by financial officers.
Sood then learned from the company’s director that he had not sent such papers, they said.
A pine has been registered against unknown people under the Indian criminal code and acts at the Cybercrime police station in the city, police said.
The Gurugram Pvt company was tricked by more than RS 22L in online fraud
