In yet another case of sextortion scam, a 23-year-old real estate firm manager in Mumbai lost Rs 20,000 after connecting with a woman named ‘Divya’ on a dating app.
The incident occurred between April 4 and 6 and the victim filed a complaint at Powai police station on April 12.
As per FIR, the victim received a connection request from Divya on April 4 with a message, “Looking for new friendship,” which he accepted. On April 6, while at his Powai office, he received a video call from her, during which the woman appeared nude and encouraged him to do the same. The man went to the washroom to participate. Later, he received a 30-second video of himself, along with a demand for INR 20,000.
The victim initially transferred the demanded sum. Upon receiving another demand for Rs30,000, he sought advice from a friend and proceeded to report the incident. By then, the video had already been shared with his brother, friend, and a client from his contact list.
The cyber team is investigating the account to which the first amount was sent.