Gurugram IT Professional Loses ₹73.42 Lakh in Dating App Scam
In a shocking case of online deception, a 50-year-old IT professional from Gurugram was duped of ₹73.42 lakh after being lured into a fraudulent investment scheme by a woman he met on a dating app, police revealed on Sunday.
A senior police official at the Cyber Crime Police Station (East) said the victim filed a complaint explaining that the woman pretended to be romantically interested in him. “The man working at an MNC claims to have first opened his account on the dating platform in early August, where he was contacted by the woman,” the official added.
According to police, their bond quickly grew stronger, and the conversations soon shifted to WhatsApp and video calls.
A senior police official at the Cyber Crime Police Station (East) said the victim filed a complaint explaining that the woman pretended to be romantically interested in him. “The man working at an MNC claims to have first opened his account on the dating platform in early August, where he was contacted by the woman,” the official added.
According to police, their bond quickly grew stronger, and the conversations soon shifted to WhatsApp and video calls.
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