Man cheated of Rs 14 lakh by scammer posing as woman

Hyderabad: City police on Friday (May 24) arrested a 23-year-old man in Cyberabad for allegedly duping a victim of Rs 14 lakh whom he had befriended online using a fake profile.

The accused, identified as Maram Ashok Reddy, created a fake user profile on Snapchat named Praneetha Reddy, police said.

After sending a friend request to the victim, Ashok approached her as a girl, struck up a virtual friendship and promised to marry her. Police said the accused kept the victim's trust by sending her fabricated photos.

However, the fraudster exploited this trust to fake urgent needs, setting up a business and trapping the victim in a web of deception. He used the money to play various online games, police said.

The police have registered a case against him under different sections. A mobile device and a SIM card were seized from the accused.