A 60-year-old woman from Jivraj Park, Ahmedabad, has reported a loss of Rs 12.6 lakh due to a fraudulent online relationship. The victim claims she was deceived by a family she met on social media, who promised to return her gold after using it as collateral for a bank loan. However, the family failed to return the pledged gold, resulting in substantial financial loss for the woman.
In 2022, the woman allegedly sought Rs 1 lakh, claiming she needed the money for her daughter’s college admission.
The complainant said she helped her by issuing cheques. online friendship fraud One woman in the family ran a dress-material business, and the two eventually became friends. The woman came into contact with the family around five years ago through Facebook , according to a complaint registered with Vejalpur police on Wednesday.
The complainant further alleged that in 2023, her daughter gave Rs 2 lakh to the woman’s son for business purposes. In 2024, the family allegedly persuaded the complainant to hand over gold ornaments weighing 149.3g and valued at Rs 7 lakh. The ornaments were allegedly pledged with a bank for a loan of Rs 6.9 lakh, but the jewellery was not returned to the complainant, according to the complaint. The complainant claimed the total value of the money and jewellery she and her daughter handed over came to Rs 12.6 lakh.
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Trusting her, the complainant said she took loans against her LIC policies and transferred money to the woman’s bank account. They allegedly told her that the jewellery would be pledged to secure a short-term loan to stabilise the business. The accused woman allegedly approached her several more times for financial assistance, citing GST-related difficulties and a need to revive her business. She also allegedly paid loan instalments when the borrowers failed to pay. The family allegedly received several additional payments through online transfers. When she demanded repayment, the family allegedly began avoiding her, changed their residences and phone numbers and blocked her calls. She subsequently approached Vejalpur police and accused the family of cheating. Download the TOI App.