NAVI MUMBAI: A fraudster cloned the email ID of the CEO of a Netherlands-based company and conned two directors of its Mahape MIDC branch into transferring about Rs 22crore to bank accounts abroad.
Acting on a complaint by Tapajyoti Sarkar, the finance head of Hyva India Pvt Ltd in Mahape, Turbhe MIDC police have registered an FIR. As per the FIR, on May 31, executive assistant, Sampada Bochare, got a mail from what appeared to be the email ID of the company’s CEO Alex Tan. The sender mentioned that a certain Alexander Anderson of London, had been appointed for legal work as the company had inked an acquisition deal. The sender told her to make payments to bank accounts in London and Hong Kong.
