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Fraudsters allegedly used artificial intelligence to impersonate a young woman on a dating app and extorted over Rs 1.5 lakh from a 26-year-old man in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The victim, who lives in Ejipura and works at a private company, filed a complaint at the Central Crime Branch CEN Police Station.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI Dating Scam in Bengaluru: Man Extorted of Over Rs 1.5 Lakh<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to his complaint, he created a dating app profile on January 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon after joining the app, he received a friend request from a woman who introduced herself as Ishani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They began chatting, slowly sharing personal information with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conversation later moved to private messaging after they exchanged mobile numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days later, the woman started a video call and allegedly appeared nude on camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She then asked the victim to remove his clothes as well, and he complied, not realizing it was a setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the video call, the fraudsters secretly recorded explicit footage of the victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly afterward, the accused sent the private video clips to the victim through WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They threatened to share the videos with his family, friends, and on social media unless he paid them money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victim Transfers Rs 60,000, Then Rs 93,000 to Fraudsters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Out of fear of public humiliation, the victim first transferred Rs 60,000 to bank accounts provided by the accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He later sent an additional Rs 93,000 to the same accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the fraudsters continued demanding more money, the victim decided to approach the police and file a complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the initial investigation, police discovered that the dating profile was fake and created using AI technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators also suspect that the nude woman seen during the video call was not a real person but an AI-generated figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A case has been registered, and further investigation is ongoing to identify and arrest the cybercriminals involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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