Fraudulent diversion of money by hacking the email account of a Worli-based pharmaceutical company has landed a Nigerian and his accomplice behind bars
Fraudulent diversion of money by hacking the email account of a Worli-based pharmaceutical company has landed a Nigerian and his accomplice behind bars.
The accused, Marcus Agashi (31) and Abeedali Sayeed (47), contacted a Hong Kong based customer posing as officials of the company and diverted R40 lakh meant for an order, to a different account. Agashi was nabbed from Hanuman Nagar in Nalasopara, while Sayeed was caught from the Masjid area.
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After analysing the emails exchanged between the fraudsters and the client, cops managed to track down the accused. A cop said, "Agashi has admitted to his involvement. But he was working on the instructions of another Nigerian, whose name he is not revealing."
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