Six arrested for cyber fraud in Karnataka [Video]

Six people were arrested in connection with cyber fraud of Rs 56 lakh in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayanand said: “The accused duped a company by impersonating its Managing Director (MD). Using the MD’s photograph and the company logo as a WhatsApp display picture, one of the accused sent a message to the company’s employee asking for an urgent transfer of Rs 56 lakh, claiming it was needed as a security deposit.”

“The employee attempted to contact the MD but the latter was reportedly busy in a meeting. Believing the request to be genuine, the employee transferred the amount. Later, when the MD was contacted, he clarified that he had not made the request, the police said.

A complaint was filed on December 6 at the Cyber, Economic, and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station, after which police traced the money trail and discovered that the funds had been transferred from Bengaluru to a bank account …