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Pune firm narrowly avoids ₹1.5 crore loss after CFO gets fake message in 'boss scam'
short by Mansi Agarwal / on Sunday, 19 July, 2026
A Pune-based CFO narrowly avoided a ₹1.5 crore loss after falling victim to a "boss scam", The Indian Express reported. Fraudsters impersonated the company's Italian CEO on Microsoft Teams, tricking the CFO into transferring ₹56 lakh. She grew suspicious and stopped further transactions when asked to send an additional ₹1.5 crore the next morning.
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