One e-mail hacked, $45000 gone!

Sonar is currently residing in Australia and operates a foreign currency nonresidents’ bank account with Bank of Maharashtra’s Deccan Gymkhana branch. Some hacker had intruded in to her email account and sent a mail to the bank requesting a transfer of $45000 (28.45 Lakh) to the hacker’s account.

The email came from the same address she used for all her communication with the bank and the hacker even filled out a few forms and then initiated the transfer process. It is said that the bank tried to reach out Sonar before the transfer but could not. After two more mails, they obliged.

After the fraud came to light, Sonar personally visited the bank and clarified that she never sent any e-mail and never requested for funds to be transferred. After an internal inquiry, it is revealed that Sonar’s bank account was hacked by unidentified persons and a complaint was lodged with the Deccan police.