India, Aug. 10 -- The police in Telangana's Hyderabad has warned citizens about a new kind of ongoing digital scam in the city called 'Rent a Boyfriend'. The scam specifically targets young girls and women by offering them AI-generated or stolen profiles of men they can temporarily purchase as a companion.

Multiple social media apps have been flooded with advertisements on this cyber fraud which ultimately extort money from clients in the name of pre-bookings before ultimately blocking those accounts.

As per police, the 'Rent a Boyfriend' cyber scam circulates advertisements on platforms like Instagram, Telegram, and Facebook offering services under names such as "Rent Boyfriend - Your Personal Companion".

These posters feature either ...