Noida, Feb. 7 -- A 44-year-old woman resident of Noida was duped of nearly Rs.1.26 crore by a man claiming to be a United Kingdom national on a matrimonial site between July 2023 and December 2024, said senior officers on Thursday, adding that a case of fraud was registered at the cybercrime branch police station on Wednesday.

The woman, who did not wish to be identified, resides with her family at a high-rise in Sector 119 in Noida and works at an IT company.

Police said the woman said that in July 2023 she came in contact with a man on a matrimonial website and he claimed to be a widower with two children.He told her that he was a resident of Scotland in the United Kingdom.

"We connected and he established a great bond with my childr...