When Rajshri (name changed), a resident of Powai accepted the friend request of a man named Bayan Illians VVN on Facebook, little did she know it would end up costing her Rs 1.73 lakh. Police sources say this is the fourth such incident to be reported within a month from the same area.

Sent her gifts
Plagued with loneliness since her husband would be away for months on his job in the merchant navy, the 35-year-old – who lives in Powai’s Ashok Nagar area with her two kids – had opened an account on the social networking site. She befriended Bayan earlier this month. Soon after, their daily interactions gave way to a deeper friendship. Bayan had told Rajshri that he is based in London. To allegedly make her believe this, he started sending her expensive gifts like a laptop, camera, music system, etc.