7.8 crores were lost from photos and accounts posted on WhatsApp, such cyber fraud happened with former PM’s son

WhatsApp DP Fraud: With the increasing use of internet in the country, cases of cyber fraud are also increasing, but this time the identity of the person who has been targeted has surprised everyone. Let us tell you that the company associated with Naresh Gujral, son of former Prime Minister of the country Inder Kumar Gujral and former Rajya Sabha MP, had to face cyber fraud of about Rs 7.8 crore.

The surprising thing is that the entire game was carried out on the basis of just a WhatsApp profile photo and trust. After understanding this matter, it becomes clear that cyber criminals are now targeting not only common people but also big names and prestigious families.

This is how the game of fraud worth crores started

According to the information revealed in the reports, a senior officer working in Naresh Gujral’s company receives a WhatsApp message from an unknown number. The DP on that number was definitely Naresh Gujral’s. Due to which the officer felt that the message had been sent by his boss. In this message, instructions were given to immediately transfer a large amount of money to a bank account. First, about Rs 1.5 crore was sent through RTGS. Because this message and conversation seemed completely reliable, the officer did not have any suspicion.

7.8 crore rupees were withdrawn in four days

In this matter the swindler did not show any haste. He first built trust and then kept withdrawing money through different transactions for the next four days. Seeing these messages, the officer followed the instructions every time and finally transferred a total of Rs 7.8 crore to the account mentioned by the swindler. The most shocking thing in the case was that the bank became suspicious about the movement of such a huge amount and contacted the CFO of the company. But the CFO also accepted that the instruction must have actually been sent by Naresh Gujral.

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The whole story was revealed by one question of the daughter.

It has been said in the information that a new twist in the case came when the officer got some suspicion on June 16. He contacted Naresh Gujral’s daughter Deeksha and informed about the money transfer. The family was surprised to hear this because Naresh Gujral had not given any such instructions. After which a complaint was immediately lodged with the police and now Delhi Police’s special team IFSO has started investigation. In which the police have tracked the bank account to which the money was sent. The matter of relief so far is that about Rs 4 crore has been traced and it has been frozen.