Fraudster creates fake email ID in MPRL MD’s name

Mangaluru: A

fraudster

has created a

fake email ID

in the name of M Venkatesh,

managing director

,

MRPL

, and sent mails to employees asking for their mobile number.

According to a complaint registered at the Cyber Economics and Narcotics (CEN) police station, a few employees had even responded to the mail assuming that it was from the director.

In a complaint, V Muralidharan, general manager (security) MRPL said that on November 13, between 4 pm and 5 pm, a fraudster had created a fake email ID in the name of M Venkatesh and sent emails to a few employees asking for their WhatsApp numbers. A few employees responded with details. An employee who grew suspicious brought it to the notice of the director. Meanwhile, a few employees who responded to the mail received a WhatsApp message from a number that had the DP of the MD. The individual posing to be the MD of MRPL has sent messages to 361 e-mail IDs of employees and around 141 of them had received it.

“We had previously cautioned about fake employment letters and letterheads being used by fraudsters to defraud the public in the name of employment in MRPL. Being a central government CPSE, MRPL does all its recruitments strictly in line with norms laid down by the government,” stated MRPL and requested the public not to fall prey to job scams.

MRPL has requested all concerned to note that all official emails from MRPL end with the domain “@mrpl.co.in” and no other domains are used for any official communication