The dream of finding love online turned into a nightmare in punjab as a dating app scam in Ludhiana came to light. Girls were flown in from delhi, fake profiles were created, and unsuspecting men were trapped into paying exorbitant bills. Here’s how the racket worked:
1. Fake Profiles, Real Trap
The gang used Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Happn, Aisle, and Woo to create fake accounts of attractive women, luring men into thinking they had scored a date.
2. The ‘Authentic’ Setup
To avoid suspicion, the scammers even arranged real women from Delhi to play along during the date. This added credibility to the con and disarmed the victims.
3. The Bar Connection
Meetings were set up in bars that were hand-in-glove with the gang. Once inside, victims were encouraged to order drinks and food without knowing the trap had already been laid.
4. The Shock Bill
At the end of the evening, men were handed exorbitant, rigged bills—sometimes running into tens of thousands. Refusal wasn’t an option. Pressure and intimidation forced them to pay up.
5. The Double Payment Game
Adding insult to injury, the women posing as dates would pay their part of the bill separately to make the scam look legitimate—while the bar management and scammers pocketed the loot.
6. A Well-Oiled Racket
From fake profiles to rented dates to complicit bars, the scam ran like a professional operation—turning romance seekers into easy prey.
⚡ Catchy Punchline:
In ludhiana, what began as a right swipe ended as a wrong bill. For the victims, love wasn’t in the air—it was a scam served with cocktails.
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