Pharma man honey trapped, duped of Rs 91,000 in Hyderabad

TNN | Updated: Apr 22, 2020, 05:59 IST

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HYDERABAD: A pharma company employee was duped of Rs 91,000 by a cyber fraudster posing as a woman.
The 37-year-old employee from Bolarum said in his complaint that he had met the fraudster through Facebook in the second week of April.
The fraudster had sent the victim a friend request on Facebook, which he accepted. The duo went on to chat for a few days before the victim expressed desire to know the woman better.
“The complainant received a phone number and started chatting with the fraudster who posed as a junior artiste. The fraudster, posing as a woman, agreed to meet the complainant at a newly rented place in Sri Nagar Colony and spend time with him during the lockdown,” Cyber crime ACP KVM Prasad said.
“The fraudster asked the complainant for money. The victim transferred to them Rs 91,000 through Paytm on April 15,” Prasad added.
After the money was transferred, the fraudster stopped responding to the messages. Realising that he was duped, the victim lodged a complaint with Cyber crime police and a case was registered.