Just change one letter of email ID to clean up! 10 Crore Khowal organization in cyber crime

Create fake email id by swapping just one letter. And through him billions of money! Using the worst method of email spoofing, cyber fraudsters stole more than 10.5 crores from a reputed company in Kolkata. The police started the investigation as soon as the FIR was filed by bringing Shakespeare to Sarani police station. And that’s where this method came up. Reportedly, the fake email ID was created by swapping just one letter of the original email.

According to police sources, the said company contacted a company called ‘Bartling Bulk Services Private Limited’ to transport their goods. Last April 28, the company received an invoice or bill from the original email ID of Bartling’s authorized representative. The bill directed the money to be deposited into a bank account in Singapore. From April 30, the real manipulation begins. Criminals create a fake email ID in the same way as the original email ID. Interestingly, they use the word ‘bertilng’ instead of ‘bertling’ (i.e. swapping the positions of the letters ‘i’ and ‘l’). A new invoice is fraudulently sent from this fake email ID, where the deposit address is changed to ‘Ajman Bank’ in Dubai. The company officials mistook that email for genuine email and transferred Rs 10.45 crore.

The fraud came to light around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1st, when payment was being confirmed with ship-brokers. The moment it becomes clear that the money has been deposited into the wrong account, the whole company is in a frenzy. The company’s Deputy General Manager (Shipping and Logistics) Prosenjit Bakshi immediately filed a written complaint at the Shakespeare Sarani police station. Considering the seriousness of the matter, the police registered a case under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 319(2) and 61(2) of the Indian Code of Justice.