Gurugram businessman woman duped of Rs 9 lakh over matrimonial website

Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, July 24

A businesswoman on Saturday was duped around Rs 9 lakh by a man, claiming to be an American, on the pretext of marriage here.

The Sector-54 resident had met the man on a matrimonial website.

The accused blackmailed the woman by saying, he would upload her pictures on social media. An FIR has been filed.

Cyber police are investigating the matter.

According to the complaint, the 42-year-old woman got in touch with Mr Rao Conti Donald on January 4 this year through the matrimonial website,  jeevensaathi.com.

Donald texted her on WhatsApp, saying that he is an American, and living in Colombia. He added that he was interested in her profile which he came across on the website, and wanted to get married.

“I accepted the proposal. We shared a lot about each other, and he told me soon he will be in India. Till March 11, we had normal conversations, and he talked about opening a factory in Nepal, and that he needs Rs 1, 10,000 immediately, and that he will transfer 10000 USD within six days. I blindly trusted him, but I never received the amount. Then, on different occasions, he took around Rs 9 lakhs. After this, I blocked him on June 3, but he started to blackmail me everyday, and finally, I moved to the police”, the 42-year-old woman told police.

As per the complaint, an FIR has been registered against the fraudster under section 420 (cheating) of IPC and section 66-D of the IT Act at the cybercrime police station.

“We are investigating the matter and hope the accused will be nabbed soon”, said inspector Vipin Kumar, SHO of the cybercrime police station.