R B Jagadish
Daijiworld Media Network–Karkala (EP)
Karkala, Jul 24: A businessman from Karkala was duped of several lacs of rupees after his company email was hacked.
Dinesh Nayak, partner in Madhav Prakash Cashew Company at Kariyakallu here is the victim of fraud.
Nayak had entered into an agreement with Damodar Timber Depot situated at Margo Davorlin on July 11 to import 33.55 metric tonnes of raw cashews at the rate of $1680 per tonne amounting to Rs 37, 90,479 for his processing unit. He had paid Rs 4 lacs in advance.
As per instructions from the importers to release the raw cashews on arrival, Dinesh Nayak remitted the remaining Rs 33, 90,479 through Syndicate Bank, Ananthashayana temple road, Karkala to Damodar Timber Company’s bank account in Corporation Bank, Goa.
A person named A L Sharma hacked the mail sent by importers to Dinesh Nayak’s company and encashed the money in the fake bank account held by him at Bank of India, Maharashtra state in the name of Babitha enterprises and cheated Dinesh Nayak.
A case of cheating has been registered in town police station.