The police said cyber fraudsters are impersonating officials from reputed government and defence institutions to cheat businessmen

xHyderabad: A managing director (MD) of a reputed company in Hyderabad duped of Rs.2.26 lakh in the name of fake purchase order and vendor registration fraud in the name of defence institutions.

The MD of the company compostable mulch sheets across India received a fraudulent call on September 18 from a person claiming to be “Mr. Kunal” from Air Force Academy, Dundigal. The caller requested a quotation for one ton of mulch and later shared fake GST details and a forged purchase order through WhatsApp, creating trust.

Over the next few days, he demanded vendor registration documents and asked for small test payments to two beneficiary accounts, assuring refu

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