Hyderabad: A fraudster posing as a woman on an online dating app allegedly blackmailed and extorted Rs 5 crore from a 27-year-old advocate by threatening to leak his personal chats to his family and post them on social media. Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) registered a case following the victim’s complaint.
I transferred Rs 4.3 lakh through multiple UPI transactions. “By threatening to share his personal chats with his family and post them on social media, the fraudster extorted crores of rupees between July and Sept 15. Rs 77 lakh was paid in cash to receivers sent by the accused on four occasions in Gachibowli in Sept,” a TGCSB official said While most transfers were made online. The complainant said he paid more than Rs 5 crore from his savings, family savings and proceeds from selling a flat. After the threats continued despite the payments, he confided in his family and filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on Sept 19.
Disha then claimed that she belonged to the transgender community and that her real name was Alina ,” the complainant told police. “The accused first sought money citing her father’s death and funeral expenses. As she did not return the money, I refused to pay further. Disha alias Alina allegedly threatened to defame him by sharing their personal chats and warned that a group of people would be sent to his house. The victim then blocked her number.