Cyber fraudster posing as ‘architect from Canada’ dupes woman of Rs 6 lakh

A 34-year-old woman, working as a management professional, was duped by a cyber fraudster who posed as an ‘architect from Canada.’ The man had promised to get married to her and cheated her of Rs 6 lakh on the pretext of ‘airport clearance’ for his valuables on arrival to India.

An FIR has been registered at Wakad police station by the woman who works at a managerial position in a multinational company. Police said the complainant had created her profile on a matrimonial website. Sometime around March 2022, she was contacted by an ‘architect based in Canada’ who was a prospective groom. During the subsequent communication — in which the man used to call from an international number — he asked for money.