The New Indian Express ·
Hyderabad: Tinder match turns into Rs 3.35 crore heartbreak
HYDERABAD: A 39-year-old private employee from Mallampet allegedly lost Rs 3.35 crore after being lured through Tinder by a person posing as a Japanese woman and persuaded to invest in a fraudulent online platform.
According to the complaint, the victim matched with a person identifying herself as Kiyoko Takahashi on the dating app on July 1. She claimed to be a 32-year-old Japanese national living in London and later shared her WhatsApp number, asking him to continue their conversations there.
After gaining his confidence, she allegedly told him that she was earning substantial amounts through a Facebook-linked Meta AI programme that generated income through advertisements. She then introduced him to an alleged Audience Network campaign, claiming that users could earn huge returns by investing in high-value advertising orders.
