
The Paydhoni police have registered a case against an unidentified cyber scammer for defrauding a manager of the Indian Overseas Bank of Rs 18.13 lakh. The manager, Surekha Kudle, 38, filed a complaint stating that she was contacted by a person named Shailendra Gupta, who claimed to be associated with Sunshine Industry, a customer of the bank.
Gupta expressed interest in placing a fixed deposit of Rs 2 crore in the bank and inquired about the interest rates and required forms. Following their conversation, Gupta asked for an urgent transfer of funds from Sunshine Industry’s account to another account, citing a shortage of cheque books.
Trusting Gupta’s instructions, Kudle carried out two transfers amounting to Rs 18.13 lakh from Sunshine Industry’s account to Gupta’s specified account. When Sunshine Industry was notified of the transfers, they contacted the bank and discovered the fraudulent transactions.