MSN reported:
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has been defrauded of Rs 5.47 crore in an online scam orchestrated by cybercriminals in late January. The infrastructure giant was allegedly deceived into transferring funds to fraudsters instead of its legitimate suppliers.
Under the terms of the agreement, MEIL had carried out multiple transactions with the Dutch company.
When MEIL sought confirmation from the vendor regarding the payments made on January 24 and 25, Peter Nuijs denied receiving the amounts of Euro 289,800 and Euro 318,000. An internal probe by MEIL uncovered that unknown fraudsters had impersonated Peter Nuijs and had sent emails from the fake ID nuijs@duiker.cam instead of his official ID, nuijs@duiker.com.
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Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has been defrauded of Rs 5.47 crore in an online scam orchestrated by cybercriminals in late January. The infrastructure giant was allegedly deceived into transferring funds to fraudsters instead of its legitimate suppliers.
Under the terms of the agreement, MEIL had carried out multiple transactions with the Dutch company.
When MEIL sought confirmation from the vendor regarding the payments made on January 24 and 25, Peter Nuijs denied receiving the amounts of Euro 289,800 and Euro 318,000. An internal probe by MEIL uncovered that unknown fraudsters had impersonated Peter Nuijs and had sent emails from the fake ID nuijs@duiker.cam instead of his official ID, nuijs@duiker.com.
Find the original article here.
Enroll in Training Sessions: Last Thursday of Every Month is Training on Frauds and New Scam Alerts and How to Combat