Hyderabad, Sept. 23 -- A Dubai-based chef lost Dh 10,000 (Rs 2.40 lakh) while he was on a date with a woman he met via a dating app, Bumble.

The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Blake, a European expat. The chef matched with the Russian woman on Bumble, and they began a conversation on WhatsApp within hours. According to Khaleej Times, the chef matched with the woman on September 19. The woman sent a message from an international mobile number, asking Blake to meet her at a bar in Business Bay the same evening.

"It was too quick, but I wasn't complaining. We agreed to meet at 9:30 pm, and when I arrived, she was already waiting," Blake was quoted as saying by Khaleej Times.

The chef further said that he ordered drinks. However...