The scheme netted about US$23mil (RM95.25mil) from Google in 2013 and about US$98mil (RM405.86mil) from Facebook in 2015, a person familiar with the case said in March. — AFP
A Lithuanian man who scammed Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google into sending him more than US$120mil (RM496.98mil) must serve five years in prison, a judge said.
Evaldas Rimasauskas, 50, and his accomplices engaged in a phishing scheme, sending emails to employees and agents of the two tech giants that appeared to be from a major Taiwanese hardware maker that was a business partner of both companies. The e-mails sought payment for outstanding bills and asked the companies to send money to accounts in Latvia and Cyprus that were controlled by Rimasauskas, prosecutors said.
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