Bengaluru man in search of partner online loses Rs 44 lakh to cyber fraud
Bengaluru: A man from western Bengaluru lost over Rs 44 lakh to a cyber fraud while looking for a partner online, police officials said.
Sharan PS (name changed), 34, from Ullal, believed the person communicating with him was genuine. On May 5, while browsing a matrimonial website, he sent a request to a profile named Archana.
Archana accepted the request and asked Sharan to move the conversation to WhatsApp. Believing she was a woman working in Germany, he shared his number and began chatting.
