Cybercrooks Dupe Chinchwad Firm of Rs 34 Lakh Through Fake SIM Cards

Cybercrooks allegedly duped an aluminium casting company in Chinchwad MIDC of <b>Rs 33.71 lakh</b> by blocking its official SIM cards and obtaining duplicates. The fraudsters siphoned off the amount through five unauthorized transactions after gaining control of the numbers. The fraud came to light on November 1 when the <b>51-year-old</b> company owner checked the current account and discovered the missing funds. The fraudsters had sent an email to a telecom service provider on October 30 using a fake address resembling the firm's official email ID to block the bank-linked SIM cards. The Nigdi police registered a case under Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.