It is not unusual for laymen to fall into the trap of cyber fraudsters. But in a rare case that unfolded in Bengaluru, a public sector bank was duped, causing losses to the tune of ₹ 17 lakh to a private company. An FIR has been registered at West CEN police station.
In July, Bengaluru’s main branch of a public sector bank received a letter via email requesting transfer of money. The email ID and the letterhead which it contained were similar to a company that has a cash credit account in the same branch. Both the letterhead and the email id had errors, but had sufficient similarities to fool the bank.
The Managing Director (MD) of the private company talking to The Hindu said the bank also received a call from a person disguised as the MD. Even the caller ID app showed the same name, which led the bank manager to trust the identity of the caller.
