The central cyber cell froze the fake bank account used to dupe a school of fraudulent transactions and saved Rs 82.55 lakh. The scammers were allegedly attempting to dupe a school under the pretext of constructing a cafeteria. The accused used a man-in-the-middle attack, a form of cyber-attack, to dupe the school.

“When two companies are in the process of placing a contract, the alleged accused takes advantage of either party’s website and creates a phishing website to dupe the company. This type of attack is known as a man-in-the-middle attack,” said DCP (crime) Datta Nalawade. The incident came to light when the Tardeo-based school’s representative approached the police to register an FIR.