Hyderabad Man Loses Rs. 6.49 Lakh in Online Dating and Friendship Scam
A 32-year-old from Malakpet in the city fell victim to an online dating and friendship scam, losing Rs 6,49,840.
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old from Malakpet in the city fell victim to an online dating and friendship scam, losing Rs 6,49,840. While searching for a prospective partner, he clicked on a dating site link and later received a WhatsApp call on July 9, 2025, from a woman identifying herself as Tanya Sharma.
She persuaded him to pay Rs 1,950 as a registration fee to join a friendship group. Subsequently, two others – Miss Priti and Miss Ritika – contacted him and convinced him to transfer additional amounts under various refundable heads, including hotel booking, meeting confirmation, service tax, account verification, and privacy security.
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Trusting their claims, the victim made multiple transfers totaling Rs 6.49 lakh to various bank accounts. Realizing it was a well-organized dating and friendship scam operated by a group impersonating as representatives of reputed companies and that he had been duped, he reported the matter to the Cyber Crime Police Station (CCPS), Hyderabad.
