Hyderabad, Dec. 1 -- A 20-year-old young man was scammed of Rs 1,02,093 after he paid the amount to online scamsters who made him believe that he was paying for sexual services. The victim is a resident of Yakutpura in Hyderabad and was extorted by the criminals to fork out the amount.

Called a 'honey trap scam', the Yakutpura resident was deceived on Telegram by a fraudster posing as a female offering paid sexual services. The cyber scamsters used fake photos and feedback to appear genuine and the accused deceitfully collected money via multiple payments on the pretext of advance booking, service security, and room reservation charges.

The victim was also made to believe that all the payments were mandatory and refundable. "Under this ...