A businessman who allegedly runs a chemical supply business in Malad was duped to the tune of Rs 2.8 lakh by online cons who lured him of a lucrative deal. The Malad businessman has now alerted many others who were also on the verge of paying money to the web network of fraudsters.

The 27-year-old businessman who runs his chemical supplying business from Malad met a woman named Lena, who posed herself as a production manager of Poland-based pharmaceutical company. In his complaint, the man alleged that the woman contacted him via email, and asked him to supply chemicals to her company. She also promised him of getting good deals every month and that she would take 20 percent commission behind every consignment.