A businessman of Raipur was duped of Rs 10.75 lakh through a fraudulent e-mail, informed police here on Monday. Some unidentified person taking advantage of good-faith between the businessman and his goods supplier based in Chennai siphoned off the amount.
According to police Jitendra Sajid (27) resident of Avanti Vihar has lodged a report in this connection. Sajid is a glass hardware businessman and his shop is located in Rishabh Complex MG Road. “Sajid imports glasses and other items from ‘Zingtai Control’ a Chinese Company based in Chennai dealing in glass goods. He was associated with the company for past one-and-half years and used to deal most of the time with the Chinese company,” said officer investigating the case.
Police further said that on September 10, Sajid received a mail which narrated that since he was a fateful customer of Zingtai Company the company was extending an extra facility to him under which he could submit the payment in an ICICI bank account.
later on the complainant deposited Rs10.75 lakhs in three instalments in the ICICI Bank account mentioned in the e-mail, police informed. However after passing of delivery period the goods did not arrived at his store. “Sajid then contacted the company officer over phone and the company officials told him that they had not received any money and also denied of sending any kind of e-mail,” said Civil lines police officer investigating the case. After receiving complaint Civil lines police has registered a case in this connection under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) that reads to cheating and have begun investigation.