Dating App Frauds Cost Telangana Victims Over ₹28 Million in 2025
The Telangana police reported a rise in dating app-related frauds, with 569 victims losing a combined ₹28.1 million in 2025. The figure marks an increase from 2024, when 532 victims came forward with monetary losses.
Officials said that in 2025, 61% of victims were between 18 and 35 years old, while the remaining 39% were aged 35 to 65.
As part of the statewide awareness campaign “Fraud Ka Full Stop,” the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) addressed five major cybercrime tactics: dating app frauds, child sexual abuse frauds, matrimonial frauds, cyberstalking, and cyberbullying.
TGCSB Director Shikha Goel noted that victims of dating app fraud often suffer not only financial losses but also emotional trauma, debt, anxiety, depression, and social stigma.
Officials detailed several cases, including one in which an accused posing as a foreign national lured a victim with promises of marriage before extorting money. In another case, a victim was tricked into investing in a fake cryptocurrency app, losing ₹800,000. There were also instances where fraudsters recorded compromising videos of victims and used them for blackmail.
Cyberstalking cases also showed an upward trend, rising from 2,256 in 2024 to 2,985 in 2025. However, police noted that financial losses linked to cyberstalking fell by 40%. Police said most cyberstalking complaints involved ex-partners, acquaintances, or neighbours.
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The public is urged to exercise heightened caution when interacting with unknown individuals online. Fraudsters often exploit trust by posing as legitimate contacts, using dating platforms, social media, or messaging apps to initiate conversations.
Notable dating app fraud cases in 2025 include a 41-year-old Hyderabad resident who was duped out of ₹1.3 million by a scammer posing as a “trading analyst” for Optinex Markets, and an investor in South Korea who lost more than $5,500 in a romance scam involving a fraudulent platform masquerading as GTCFX.
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