Bhubaneswar: Friendship with strangers on Facebook has cost a 43-year-old woman from Khandagiri darling.
After being friends with him on the popular social media platform, the man allegedly took Rs 15 lakh from him, convincing to double his money in a year.
Women Duped filed complaints with Khandagiri police here on Sunday.
The police have registered cases under the relevant parts of the IPC and began investigating.
In his complaint, the woman, who lived in an upscale apartment, said the man, who introduced himself as James Alia Brighton (45) from Delhi, has sent him friend requests on Facebook last year.
He received the demand for the stranger, and they began chatting for several months.
“Their friendship changed so intimate so that the woman used to make videocalls to her from the bathroom.
To win her belief, she continued to send money to her account.
In August, the man reached Bhubaneswar and called the woman to a hotel for a meeting.
He agreed and met him His Facebook friend, “said an officer of the Khandagiri police station.
He accused four other men also accompanied him at the hotel.
During the meeting, James confirmed it to invest in their company, who wanted to find a hotel construction business in Odisha.
“Without verifying their credentials, he decided to invest.
In his complaint, the woman claimed he had taken a loan, sold his ornaments and arranged Rs 15.40 lakh.
He claimed to hand over cash to James, who convinced him to return Rs 30 Lakh in a year, “The officer said.
He realized about the alleged fraud when James changed his telephone number and became inactive on Facebook after a few days.
The woman also wrote in his penis that James had threatened to make the bathroom video viral on social media.
The woman refused to comment.
The police said the accusation was being verified.
“We will try to find the suspect.
The Facebook chat will be checked.
His claim from RS 15.40 Lakh cash was given to the suspect to be verified,” police officers said.