India, March 29 -- Prompt action by the Maharashtra Cyber has prevented Rs.90 lakh from reaching to cyber frauds from a travel agency in Bhiwandi, whose accountant fell victim to a sophisticated whale phishing fraud on Thursday.

Police said the cybercriminals connected with the agency's accountant via a WhatsApp message, by impersonating as the firm's owner and pressuring him online into making an urgent payment of Rs.90 lakh for a purported business project. Deceived by the fraudulent communication, the accountant transferred the entire amount in a single transaction to the cybercriminals. Once the company realised that it was a scam, they reported the incident on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in). Mahara...