A woman from Ulhasnagar in Thane district was duped of Rs 39.49 lakh allegedly by a man who befriended her on a social media platform and proposed marriage, a police official said on Sunday.
The man later told the 46-year-old woman he was detained by immigration authorities in Mumbai and had to pay a fine of Euro three lakh, the Vitthalwadi police station official said.
“He got her to transfer Rs 39.49 lakh through multiple online transactions. However, he then cut off all communication with her, following which she realised she had been duped. The entire episode took place between August 23 and September 8,” the official said.
A case was registered under Information Technology Act provisions and efforts are on to nab the accused, he added.