Reportedly he was a cheated older man from bombai £73.72 Lakh after the woman identified as the ZIA she met in the dating application, according to the police, attracted him to invest in the trading system with maximum revenue for the trading system with maximum revenue.
The man lives in the new Panvel area and both of them got into contact between March and May 2024.
After the initial interviews, they had both discussions about WhatsApp and then only the woman deceived a man, said an official from the Khandeshwar police station.
The woman promised a high return on the victim and convinced him to invest through a specific business application. Invested over the course of three months £73,72 Lakh, said the clerk. However, when no revenues were transferred to his account, the man became suspicious and realized he could be cheated.
When he tried to ask about the revenues she had promised and did not answer his invested funds and later cut off all the communication, the official mentioned. This led to the registration of the complaint with the police.
The official stated that the police filed a case pursuant to Sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Criminal Code and the relevant provisions of the Act on Information Technology after a preliminary investigation on 4 July. He added that the police were investigating to localize the accused and follow the digital tracks associated with fraudulent transactions.
Similar cases before
In June 2025, the Bombai entrepreneur in his 50s was deceived by four women with whom he made friends on the social media platform. Convinced him to invested in false business schemes, which led to loss almost £80 Lakh, according to reports.
In May this year the banker and two more were arrested for Scamming IT professional £69 Lakh promises of high yields or “good profits” from investment in the online stock market. The victims were provided with false business accounts and forced to transfer funds.
In 2019, a 65 -year -old man from Bombai lost £46 Lakh after Scammed was a fraudulent dating site. He registered to meet young women and then be forced to make more payments for different services.
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