Gurgaon: An internal email sent to the wrong person allegedly snowballed into a Rs 28.9-lakh fraud at DLF after a real estate agent, who shared the exact name of another authorised broker, used the mix-up to claim a commission that was never his.An FIR was registered against the accused for allegedly forging documents, pocketing the brokerage amount and later failing to return the money despite giving a written undertaking.The FIR was registered at DLF-3 police station on June 25 under sections 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 336(3) (forgery) and 340(2) (fraudulent or dishonest use of forged documents or electronic records as genuine) of BNS on a complaint by DLF’s authorised representative, Sandeep Kumar Gupta.According to the complaint, the accused, Vivek Kumar Singh, was appointed a sales organiser and real estate agent by DLF on Aug 22, 2023. Another broker with the identical name was later empanelled under a separate agreement on April 14, 2025.Police said the second agent successfully sold an apartment in DLF Privana North, Sector 76, making him eligible for brokerage. However, on Dec 12, 2025, an internal email seeking an invoice for commission payment was mistakenly sent to the accused because both brokers had the same name.The complaint alleged that the accused exploited the error by preparing a forged invoice dated Dec 15, 2025. While allegedly using the genuine broker’s office address, he inserted his own bank account details and claimed the commission. Believing the documents to be genuine, DLF transferred Rs 28.9 lakh through NEFT on March 13, 2026.The alleged fraud came to light a week later when the genuine broker contacted the company over non-payment of his commission. During a meeting at the accused’s house on March 26, he allegedly admitted in writing that he had wrongly received the money and promised to refund it.He subsequently issued a cheque dated March 30 for the full amount, but it was dishonoured the next day with the bank remark, “drawer signature differs”. Despite a legal notice issued on April 24 seeking repayment within 15 days, DLF alleged that neither the money nor any response was received. Police said the allegations are being examined and no arrest has been made so far.
