Mathew paid Rs. 17,17,114 as commission in 13 installments in the bank account number given by the seller. He then contacted his e-mail address and WhatsApp number but there was no answer to that. Coimbatore District Cyber Crime Police Inspector Jayadevi has registered a case and is conducting an investigation on the complaint lodged by Mathew.
Coimbatore: Rs 17 lakh was swindled from an industrialist on the pretext of commission for purchasing machinery.
Mathew (38) is from Sanganur Gandhiji Road, Ratnapuri, Coimbatore. He is a business man and runs a company in Ratnapuri that manufactures and sells coconut pulp extractors. He was advertising his company on websites.
He received an e-mail from Togo in West Africa in July last year. The email had directed Mathew to purchase the machinery manufactured in their company for Rs. 9 crore 50 lakhs and hand it over to a company for which commission of up to 2 percent will be paid. Also a WhatsApp was given to contact for more information. Believing this to be true, Matthew contacted the WhatsApp number.
The person on the other end said that Mathew has to pay a commission of Rs. 17 lakhs. Mathew paid Rs. 17,17,114 in 13 instalments in the bank account number given by him. He then contacted his e-mail address and WhatsApp number but there was no answer to that. Coimbatore District Cyber Crime Police Inspector Jayadevi has registered a case and is conducting an investigation on the complaint lodged by Mathew.