3 Cyber Fraudsters Held For Siphoning Rs 13 Lakh Off Hyderabad Firm

Hyderabad: Cyberabad cyber crime police arrested three persons in connection with siphoning Rs 13 lakh from a city based company - RL Traders in Gowliguda.

The officials said that the accused were getting 10 percent commission from the Nigerian fraudsters who were sending phishing emails. The accused are - Majid Salmani, Ilyas Ahmed and Md Ayaz.

P Ravi Kiran, Cyber Crime inspector

They sent phishing e-mail posing as representative of RL Traders saying that company’s bank account has been changed. They gave a new account number and got the money transferred to it

The officials said that the company's email ID was hacked by Nigerians and the Indian scammers who mislead company's clients by sending them details of another bank account to deposit cash.

"They sent phishing e-mail posing as representative of RL Traders saying that company’s bank account has been changed. They gave a new account number and got the money transferred to it," said P Ravi Kiran, Cyber Crime inspector.

After a complaint from the RL Traders the cyber sleuths arrested the accused through various CCTV footages taken from ATMs, Delhi.

The officials have recovered Rs 10 lakh and the accused have been brought to Hyderabad on Sunday and remanded in judicial custody.