UPSC aspirant loses over Rs 4 lakh to matrimony fraud

Pune | Saturday | 23rd February, 2019

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“On the next day, the person again called her and told her to deposit more money for paying the GST. The man told her to deposit a certain amount to get the parcel,” Khandekar said.He said the woman deposited the money through a cash depositing machine on the given bank account number. The woman on Thursday decided to lodge a complaint with the Warje Malwadi police. PUNE: A 28-year-old UPSC aspirant fell for the lies of a glib-talker she befriended on a matrimonial website and was cheated of Rs4.26 lakh on the promise of marriage.The man posing as a medical practitioner from London used the old trick of claiming to have sent her a costly gift to cheat her. “The woman deposited the amount she was asked for,” Khandekar said, adding that she had deposited Rs4.26 lakh in different bank accounts in five days.When the woman did not get the parcel, she contacted her would-be husband.“She became suspicions as he was not reachable..