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Navi Mumbai: Scamster 'proposes' marriage to woman; defrauds her of Rs 29 lakh
Updated On: 11 July, 2024 12:09 PM IST | Navi Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
The elaborate scam began in June 2023 through social media, police said & added that the Navi Mumbai woman was first contacted through LinkedIn.
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A Navi Mumbai woman was allegedly defrauded of Rs 29 lakhs by a scamster pretending to be one Dr Jesus Centeno, a Spanish surgeon. The elaborate scam began in June 2023 through LinkedIn, the police said and added that the woman was first contacted through the business and employment-focused social media platform.
Police sources said that their conversation swiftly shifted to WhatsApp where Centeno discussed his life and being a single father in Ireland. Over a year, the scamster and the Navi Mumbai resident`s relationship evolved with the former proposing marriage and expressing a wish to reside in India.
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