India, June 27 -- A man has claimed that he was scammed outside Mumbai Airport Terminal 2 after a stranger approached him for financial help, only for him to later recover the money by tracking the man through his phone numbers and online posts.

Sharing the incident on Reddit, the user said he was exiting the arrival area when a man, who appeared to be around 26 years old, came up to him and asked for help. According to the post, the man claimed he had arrived from Delhi, had an exam the next day and urgently needed Rs.2,000 to pay for his hotel.

The Reddit user said the man appeared genuine as he was carrying two Samsung phones and showed an error on his device, claiming that his UPI had hit the daily transaction limit.

"He asked me t...