MARGAO
The Fatorda police have registered a case of cheating against an unknown person for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 2.25 lakh by inducing him to transfer the money into a fraudulent bank account.
The police said the unknown accused cheated the complainant by creating a fake email ID and impersonating the complainant's vendor. Complainant Oliver Coutinho, a resident of Fatorda, stated that on March 26, 2026, he received an email from vpaulgen@rediffinail.com, purportedly sent by his regular vendor, V Paul De Sousa of Panaji.
The email, he said, contained a copy of a blank cheque in the name of the vendor's company and stated that their bank account details had been changed. The sender requested the complainant to transfer sums of Rs 2,25,000 and Rs 1,33,894 via NEFT to the account holder, namely V Paul De Souza, State Bank of India, Panaji Branch. The complainant transferred a total amount of Rs 2,25,000 on two occasions on March 26.
The complainant later realised that he was cheated. Police said the email ID was fake and created by an unknown accused person to impersonate the genuine vendor.
