Matrimonial fraud: Parsi divorcee duped of Rs 17L

MUMBAI: A 30-year-old Parsi divorcee was duped of Rs 17 lakh by way of a conman whom she met on a matrimonial site. In his profile, the man had recognized himself as Daniz who was single and hired in Texas as a mechanical engineer with an oil corporate, mentioned the police.

Based on her criticism, the cyber police at BKC registered a case and are trying to hint the suspect through his e mail cope with, IP cope with and bank account where she transferred the cash through RTGS.

The complainant advised the police that when she uploaded her profile at the matrimonial site, she got an e mail from Daniz in May 2018. “She favored his profile and so they exchanged telephone numbers. Soon, they started chatting on Facebook and WhatsApp,” mentioned a police oficer. Daniz advised her that he was soon coming to Mumbai as his corporate was going to win a contract. He promised to marry her and take her with him to the US.

A month later, Daniz advised the complainant that his bank account had been suspended and he urgently had to deposit $12,000 (round Rs 8.8 lakh). She despatched him the cash through RTGS. In November, he advised her that a friend had met with an twist of fate in Australia and all his pals have been pitching in for the clinic bills. He requested her to loan him money as his account was still now not operational. “He stored asking her for money on some pretext or the opposite and she despatched him a total Rs 17 lakh,” mentioned an officer. “But remaining month, when he switched off his telephone and deactivated his Facebook account, she learned she had been duped and lodged a criticism.”