A case of major fraud with the then bank manager of State Bank of India has come to light in Indore. In this, the swindler sent an e-mail posing as the director of Ocean Motors and got the money transferred. When the bank manager contacted the company by phone, he found out that no such mail had been sent.
A case of cyber fraud has come to light with the then bank manager of SBI. The complainant had an unknown period. The accused named Mahendra Patel and said that he is the director of Ocean Motors.
The accused said that he had to invest in some fund, on which the manager asked him to come to the branch. Next day I called again and said that I have to transfer urgent money and my check book is exhausted, it will take time for the new one to arrive. I am emailing you the authorization letter on the letter head of my company authorizing you to transfer the payment, accordingly you make the payment into the accounts, I will go in the evening and complete the formalities in the bank.
Mail sent from fake ID
After this, he mailed the bank from the fake email ID and requested to transfer the payment to the bank accounts of the fraudster on the letter head of Ocean Motors. After matching the signature on the letter head and the signature data available in the bank, the signatures were found to be identical, then Rs 26 lakh 99 thousand were transferred.
Contacted the owner of Ocean Motors and found out that he was cheated.
When the immediate bank manager contacted the real Ocean Motors owner, he told him not to give instructions for any transaction, then he came to know about the fraud and lodged a complaint with the Crime Branch on Tuesday.
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The fraudster did not succeed because of the limit
The person who answered the phone gave another number. The swindler made calls for various procedures for refund, during which money was deducted from his account. There were about four lakh rupees in the account. The accused first tried to withdraw three lakhs. The fraudster did not succeed because of the limit. The accused then withdrew Rs 99 thousand.
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