Badlapur Woman Duped of ₹1 Lakh in Fake Dollar Exchange Scam ( Disclaimer: This image was generated using AI and has been verified by the newsroom for accuracy and context.)
Thane: A woman from Badlapur was cheated of Rs 1 lakh under the pretext of providing her US currency in exchange for the Indian money, police said on Wednesday. After the woman gave the money to the scamsters, she did not receive the US currency as promised. Upon realising that she was deceived, the woman filed a police complaint, reported PTI.
The 38-year-old woman belongs to Thane’s Badlapur, who runs a small eatery at Kopri village in Navi Mumbai township. The incident took place after the woman was approached by a few men approached the girl over the phone. They convinced her that they would provide her with USD 1,600 in return of Rs 1 lakh, an official from APMC police station said.
On Monday, the accused visited the woman’s eatery where she handed over Rs 1 lakh to them, but they fled without delivering the US dollars as promised, the official said. Based on her complaint, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered the same day against the accused under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 3(5) (common Intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The police were examining CCTV footage of the area and trying to get details of the phone number used by the accused to contact the victim, the official said, urging people to exercise caution while engaging in any form of unofficial currency exchange.
(With Inputs Agency)
