India, Nov. 3 -- A 34-year-old software engineer from Banaswadi, Bengaluru has fallen victim to an online matrimonial scam, losing more than Rs30 lakh to cybercriminals posing as an NRI suitor.

According to the complaint filed on October 28, the woman, identified as Pallavi (name changed), had registered on a matrimonial website in search of a life partner. She received a proposal from a man named Jayesh, who introduced himself as an Anglo-Indian residing in Canada, with his family based in the United Kingdom, as per a report by The Times of India (TOI).

Jayesh claimed he worked for a reputed company and expressed his desire to marry an Indian woman and settle in India. He frequently contacted Pallavi over calls and messages from a Cana...