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Mumbai: 54-year-old Andheri-based widower loses Rs 5.28 lakh to sextortion
Updated On: 10 September, 2022 03:43 PM IST | Mumbai | Sachin Gaad
Two days later the victim received a call from a person who identified himself as a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer and warned the victim that his nude video is getting uploaded on social media
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A 54-year-old widower from Andheri lost over Rs five lakh when he befriended an unknown woman on Facebook who lured him into a trap by making him strip in front of a phone. The video was later used by the fraudsters and extorted Rs 5.28 lakh from him.
The incident took place last week when the victim received a friend request from Priyanka Jain, soon after accepting the request she messaged him and asked for his WhatsApp number. Unknown of any such frauds the victim shared his number. Around 8.30 pm on September 2, the victim received a WhatsApp call from Priyanka who asked him to go to the bathroom. She then asked him to undress and she also removed her clothes read the First Information Report (FIR) which is in the possession of Mid-Day.
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