Thane, March 29 A 29-year-old woman from Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly cheated of ₹6.75 lakh by a man posing as an NRI on a matrimonial website, police said on Sunday.
Based on a complaint, the Mumbra police registered an FIR against Adnan Ahmed and an unidentified woman on March 26, an official said.
According to the police, the fraud took place between January 27 and March 13.
"The complainant alleged that she came across Ahmed's profile on a matrimonial website, where he claimed to be a resident of the UK. The two started communicating and discussed getting married," the official said.
On January 27, the accused allegedly contacted the woman, claiming he was travelling to India and that the customs authorities at Delhi airport had seized his gold ornaments and a large sum of foreign currency.
"The accused claimed that he needed urgent funds to pay 'fines and clearances' to retrieve his belongings. The victim transferred ₹6.75 lakh from her accounts to various bank accounts provided by the accused," he said.
The woman approached the police after the accused stopped responding to her calls and messages, the official said, adding that an investigation is underway.
The FIR also listed an unknown woman who allegedly assisted in the crime, and the holders of the bank accounts where the money was transferred, he said.