Court orders victim of ID fraud to repay boss
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A SENIOR executive has been ordered by a court to compensate his boss 248,000 yuan (US$36,700) after falling victim to an identity theft scam.
The payment ordered by the Huangpu District People’s Court yesterday is equal to just 10 percent of the loss to the company — 2.48 million yuan — because the court ruled the defendant and the company shared blame.
The court heard the scammer approached the defendant, surnamed Zheng, a chief financial officer, pretending to be Zheng’s boss, Cai.
The scammer had first approached Zheng’s colleague surnamed Liu on QQ, convincing him that the man online was Cai himself.
He convinced Liu to ask Zheng to befriend “Cai” on QQ on November 7, 2014, the court said.
After establishing an online relationship, the scammer asked Zheng to transfer 460,000 yuan to an assigned account. Zheng did so immediately, despite company rules that any trade involving 50,000 yuan or more must be approved by senior managers.
Later, the scammer told him to transfer other 440,000 yuan and then a further 1.58 million yuan.
When the boss returned to office, he found 2.48 million yuan had disappeared from his account.
Although the police were called in, the scammer had taken the money and is still being hunted. Cai argued that Zheng didn’t follow company rules, and was responsible for the loss.
Zheng said he was not entirely to blame and that other company officers, including the cashier should also take the blame.
The court ruled Zheng and the company should take responsibility. As Zheng was also victim of the fraud, he was ordered to repay just 10 percent of the loss.
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