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Friday, April 1, 2016

Misspelling of Shalika Fundation prevented $1b from being stolen

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Philippines
April 1, 2016

From BD News

Sri Lankan businesswoman Hagoda Gamage Shalika Perera speaks during an interview with Reuters in Colombo March 27, 2016. Picture taken March 27, 2016.
Reuters

Sri Lankan businesswoman Hagoda Gamage Shalika Perereira got $20 million of the $101 million of the Federal Reserve Bank heist by cyber hackers.  There could have been more fund transfers, had there been no misspelling of Shalika Foundation (to Fundation). The routing bank, Deutsche bank sought clarification hence the payment was stopped by the local bank since the amount was unusually large.

The amount she got was alleged to have come from JICA for an electrification project. JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) denied any links or transactions with her.