India, March 30 -- A 29-year-old Mumbra woman, a bank employee posted in Dadar, was lured into a carefully scripted cyber trap and cheated of Rs.6.75 lakh by frauds posing as a UK-based NRI groom and a Delhi airport immigration officer.

The deception began on January 14, 2026, when the woman, browsing a popular matrimonial website, received a request from a profile identifying itself as 'Adnan Ahmed'. Claiming to be a British national of Indian origin living in England, the man quickly struck an emotional chord, expressing his intent to marry her and promising a visit to India within three months. Conversations soon shifted to WhatsApp, where the bond appeared to deepen.

But within days, the fairy tale took a dramatic turn.

On January ...