Telangana: Hyderabad Police have reported that a 47-year-old woman from Vinay Nagar Colony in Saidabad was allegedly cheated of Rs 3,38,200 after falling victim to an online marriage proposal scam. The fraud involved a fake Delhi-based "UK Affairs Office", according to the Cyber Crime Unit of Hyderabad Police.

The woman was reportedly contacted by a man identifying himself as "Hirad Ahmed", who claimed to be a doctor based in the United Kingdom.

How did the scam unfold?

The accused allegedly established contact through WhatsApp calls, messages and video chats, and gained the woman's trust before manipulating her to open two new bank accounts and purchase two SIM cards. She was then instructed to send the associated ATM cards and passbooks to a purported "UK Affairs Office" in New Delhi,

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