35-year-old man from Mumbai loses ₹3 lakh to romance scam on Grindr app
Jan 1, 20241 source
Summary
A man from Mumbai lost ₹3 lakh after being befriended by scammers on the Grindr app. The criminals, who posed as potential romantic partners, convinced him to send money under various pretexts. The fraudsters were later identified as two brothers and were arrested by police. The incident occurred in Mumbai and was reported by Hindustan Times.
Incident Details
Domain
Fraud & Financial
Mechanism
contact
Platforms
Recipient
Individuala teacher (singleton) who was befriended on Grindr
Dimensions
economic
Who Was Affected
Age
Adult
Gender
Male
Sources
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