In another case of cheating, a businessman was allegedly conned by his Facebook friend and her accomplice of Rs 4 lakhs earlier this September. According to a report in the Indian Express, the complainant who is a resident of Vile Parle, had received the friend request from a profile named Lovely Karen who claimed to hail from Georgia in the United States.

An officer from Vile police station further quoted in the report saying that the complainant started chatting with Karen later on exchanged numbers with her. She told him one day that she wants to start a business in partnership with him. Two weeks ago, Karen sent the complainant a picture of her air ticket to Delhi, saying that she would arrive to Mumbai on September 6.