A private consultancy services company fell victim to cyber fraud and lost Rs 1.30 crore. The chief accountant received a message from an unknown number pretending to be the company’s director. Trusting the message to be from the managing director, he transferred the funds. Unfortunately, the fraud was uncovered only after the money had been shifted to another account.

According to the FIR filed with the Navi Mumbai Cyber Cell, the Chief Accountant Finance Officer (CAFO) could not hear anything during the call, so he disconnected it. Shortly afterwards, he received a message that read, “I am Tanvi Auti. My network signal is poor right now. This is my WhatsApp work number, kindly save it.”