Four unidentified cyber fraudsters have allegedly cheated a 43-year-old woman of ₹11.28 lakh by sending her a fake appointment letter for the post of Senior Manager in a reputed bank. The accused lured the victim with the promise of a high-profile job and collected money from her under various pretexts. The Eastern Region Cyber Cell police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the matter.
The complainant resides in an MHADA colony in Mulund. While her husband works in Bhiwandi, she is employed with a private company in Mulund. As she was searching for a better job, she had applied through a private job portal. On December 3, she received a call from an unidentified man who introduced himself as Abhinav Mishra from Indeed. He claimed that he had received her resume through the portal.
The caller informed her about job openings in reputed banks such as Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo, and asked if she was interested in working with Bank of America. After she agreed, he asked her to pay a registration fee of ₹5,850, which she transferred online.
The following day, another person, identifying himself as Anupam Chakravarti, claiming to be a senior bank official, contacted her and conducted an online interview. She was later informed that she had been selected for the post of Senior Manager. To gain her trust, the accused sent her a fake appointment letter.
Subsequently, the fraudsters asked her to submit personal and educational documents and demanded ₹29,950 for document verification. Believing them, she shared all her documents and transferred the amount. Thereafter, Abhinav Mishra repeatedly contacted her and persuaded her to transfer money for various procedures, assuring her that the entire amount would be refunded after she joined the job.
Trusting the assurances, the woman transferred ₹11,28,661 online in instalments between December 3, 2025 and January 27, 2026. After this, the accused told her that she would be required to join the job within a few days and stopped contacting her.
When no further communication was received, the woman tried calling the accused, but his phone was switched off. After repeated failed attempts, she realised she had been cheated and lodged a complaint with the cyber helpline and the Eastern Region Cyber Cell.
Following verification of the complaint, the police registered a case under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act for cheating against four unidentified cyber fraudsters. The cyber police are tracing the bank accounts to which the money was transferred and have launched a special drive to identify and arrest the accused.