Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Pune Firm Loses Rs 56 Lakh in Boss Scam
A CFO in Pune received a message on Microsoft Teams from someone pretending to be her boss.
The message asked her to transfer Rs 56 lakh to two accounts.
She did it, but when she got another message asking for Rs 1.5 crore, she got suspicious.
She called her real boss and found out it was a scam.
The police are now investigating.
This type of scam is called a 'boss scam' or 'whale phishing', where scammers pretend to be someone important to trick people into sending money.
CFO of an Italian engineering company in Pune fell victim to a boss scam.
Scammers impersonated the CEO via Microsoft Teams to trick the CFO into transferring Rs 56 lakh.
The CFO grew suspicious when asked to transfer an additional Rs 1.5 crore the next day.
The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
The scam is known as whale phishing or the 'boss scam'.
- Who
- CFO of an Italian engineering company in Pune
- What
- Fell victim to a boss scam, transferring Rs 56 lakh to scammers
- When
- July 13
- Where
- Pune, India
- Why
- Scammers impersonated the CEO via Microsoft Teams to trick the CFO into transferring funds
Victim
Scammer
Action
Victim
Transferred Rs 56 lakh to scammer's accounts
Scammer
Impersonated CEO to trick CFO into transferring funds
- Victim
- CFO of an Italian engineering company in Pune
- Scammer
- Impersonated CEO via Microsoft Teams
- Amount Lost
- Rs 56 lakh
- Date of Incident
- July 13
- Investigating Authority
- Pimpri-Chinchwad police
- Type of Scam
- Whale phishing (Boss scam)