Gurgaon: An Udyog Vihar-based corporate approached police on Saturday, alleging that its e-mail ID was hacked via miscreants, and then an e-mail was despatched to an Italian company, asking it to switch Euro 33,326 (Rs 25.five lakh) to an account that isn't connected to the Gurgaon-based company.
Rakesh Rakheja, the propreitor of Rakheja Enterprises, had gone to Italy a couple of months in the past to attend a furnishings expo, where he met folks from a studio named Aredementi. The two events also entered into an agreement, underneath which, it was decided that Rakheja would export furnishings to the Milan-based company. A few days after the agreement was inked, an e-mail was allegedly despatched from Rakheja Enterprises' ID to the Italian company, along side main points of an account, asking it to deposit Euro 33,326, police mentioned.
When the Italian company contacted Rakheja Enterprises after making the digital switch, the latter realised the mentioned e-mail was despatched via on-line fraudsters using their ID, however the checking account discussed in the e-mail didn't belong to the latter. Rakheja approached police, and an FIR was registered underneath Section 420 (dishonest) of the IPC and Section 66D of the IT Act at the Udyog Vihar Police Station. "No arrests have been made so far," a police officer mentioned.
Rakesh Rakheja, the propreitor of Rakheja Enterprises, had gone to Italy a couple of months in the past to attend a furnishings expo, where he met folks from a studio named Aredementi. The two events also entered into an agreement, underneath which, it was decided that Rakheja would export furnishings to the Milan-based company. A few days after the agreement was inked, an e-mail was allegedly despatched from Rakheja Enterprises' ID to the Italian company, along side main points of an account, asking it to deposit Euro 33,326, police mentioned.
When the Italian company contacted Rakheja Enterprises after making the digital switch, the latter realised the mentioned e-mail was despatched via on-line fraudsters using their ID, however the checking account discussed in the e-mail didn't belong to the latter. Rakheja approached police, and an FIR was registered underneath Section 420 (dishonest) of the IPC and Section 66D of the IT Act at the Udyog Vihar Police Station. "No arrests have been made so far," a police officer mentioned.
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