We live in a time when literally everything is available with a press of a button. However, with convenience comes the problem of online scammers.?
With the emergence of dating and matrimonial sites, people choose to go online to find a match. But more often than not these are fake. And it's always a good idea to rethink before splurging money on it. However, for this 65-year-old Mumbai man, things turned awry.?
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According to reports, the man has been allegedly duped of Rs 46 lakh by unidentified persons running a website that promised him young dates.?
¡°When I checked the website, I saw a tab, ¡®looking for.¡¯ I then clicked on ¡®entertainment¡¯. I was asked to register on the site. When I completed the registration, I received a call from a woman named Meera," he told Midday
¡°Meera shared pictures of three girls and told me to pick one. When I did so, she told me I would have to pay Rs 25,500 to meet the girl, after which I could date her for a year.¡±
According to the Midday report, the?man paid Rs 82,500 as privacy fee, Rs 1.75 lakh as video call insurance, Rs 2.85 lakh to make a yearly contract with the girl and Rs 5.50 lakh for profile verification.
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On May 7, Meera called the man to pay Rs 26.50 lakh for premium membership and Rs 50,000 as ¡°extra charges, and he did. After he got the contact number of a girl called 'Rosy', was asked to pay Rs 7.85 lakh as holding charges¡±.
The victim, in his complaint, has alleged that he lost Rs 46 lakh to the fraudsters and multiple attempts to contact those operating the website proved futile, police said.