Noida: A chemical company based out of Sector 57 was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 1 crore by a man posing as an executive of a petrochemical manufacturer from the Netherlands.
On Nov 30, a complaint was filed by Ashish, a senior sales executive of New Age Techsci Research Pvt Ltd, which imports and exports chemicals, claiming they were looking for a supplier of phenol and contacted petrochemical manufacturer, Sabic, via email. The company's executive, who identified himself as Jan Van Der Stoop, responded to the queries stating the chemical was available. Over the next few days, the two companies exchanged more emails and a couple of WhatsApp calls before finalising the deal.
The complainant claimed that Stoop sent them two invoices and asked them to deposit 30% of the total deal in advance at an account in a Portugal bank. Techsci deposited the money on Oct 1. After a fortnight, Stoop sent more invoices asking for the remaining payment.
The complainant claimed they did not receive the order and suspected that they might have been cheated. Subsequently, Techsci contacted the Netherlands firm directly and learnt that it did not employ anyone by the name of Jan Van Der Stoop. Realising that the company was scammed, Ashish submitted a complaint with the local police and also contacted the Netherlands and Portugal authorities in the matter.