The Bengaluru cyber crime police cracked a case involving email spoofing and recovered ₹2.16 crore that had been fraudulently transferred to a mule bank account in Gujarat.
The accused spoofed official email IDs linked to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, and used the forged email credentials to deceive company representatives. The fraudsters manipulated email communications related to business transactions and diverted funds in a systematic manner.
Cyber fraudsters dupe ₹2.16 crore of pharma company by hacking into its email communication
Based on a complaint lodged on February 2, 2025, by representatives of the company, the accused were found to have used spoofed email IDs to transfer ₹2.16 crore to a mule account at a bank in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Immediately after receiving the complaint, officers of the Cyber Crime Police Station initiated action within the golden hour and a notice was issued to the concerned bank, following which the mule account was promptly frozen, preventing further siphoning of funds.
