{"id":208674,"date":"2025-01-06T08:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/recruiter-by-day-fake-us-model-by-night-how-a-delhi-mba-graduate-duped-over-700-women-on-bumble-and-snapchat\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:54:14","slug":"recruiter-by-day-fake-us-model-by-night-how-a-delhi-mba-graduate-duped-over-700-women-on-bumble-and-snapchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/recruiter-by-day-fake-us-model-by-night-how-a-delhi-mba-graduate-duped-over-700-women-on-bumble-and-snapchat\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruiter by day, fake US model by night: How a Delhi MBA graduate duped over 700 women on Bumble and Snapchat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-116988384,imgsize-904796.cms?resize=1152,896&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Recruiter by day, fake US model by night: How a Delhi MBA graduate duped over 700 women on Bumble and Snapchat\" title=\"Recruiter by day, fake US model by night: How a Delhi MBA graduate duped over 700 women on Bumble and Snapchat\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"11\">A 23-year-old man, Tushar Singh Bisht, was arrested in Shakarpur, East Delhi, for allegedly defrauding over 700 women on dating platforms like Bumble and Snapchat. According to police and <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/new-delhi-television-ltd\/stocks\/companyid-16783.cms\" rel=\"noopener\">NDTV<\/a> reports, Tushar used a fake persona to gain trust before extorting victims.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<h2>How the scam was carried out<\/h2>\n<p><\/strong>Tushar, a recruiter from Noida, created fake profiles on social media and <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dating-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dating apps<\/a>. Using a virtual international number generated by an app, he posed as a US-based model on a soul-searching trip to India. His profiles used stolen photos and stories from a Brazilian model to appear credible.<br \/><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2--><br \/>Once he established trust with women aged 18-30, he convinced them to share personal information, including phone numbers and intimate photos. Initially, his actions were for personal amusement, but they escalated to extortion. He demanded money, threatening to leak or sell the victims\u2019 private content online.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<h2>Victim\u2019s experience led to arrest<\/h2>\n<p><\/strong>One victim, a Delhi University student, interacted with Tushar on Bumble in January 2024. After moving their conversation to private platforms, she shared personal photos. Later, he sent her a video of herself, demanding money and threatening to release it online.<\/p>\n<p>While the victim initially complied, she eventually informed her family and filed a complaint with the Cyber Police Station in December 2024.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<h2>Police investigation and findings<\/h2>\n<p><\/strong>Under ACP Arvind Yadav\u2019s guidance, the West Delhi Cyber Police used digital evidence to trace Tushar\u2019s activities. A raid in Shakarpur led to his arrest. Police recovered incriminating data, a virtual international number, 13 credit cards, and records of interactions with over 60 women.<!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2-->Investigators also found evidence linking Tushar to multiple extortion cases. Despite holding a business administration degree and a steady job, he turned to cybercrime, reportedly driven by greed.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ongoing investigation<\/h2>\n<p><\/strong>Police are continuing their investigation to identify more victims and gather further evidence. This case highlights the growing risks of online fraud and the importance of vigilance while using social media and dating apps.<br \/><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/recruiter-by-day-fake-us-model-by-night-how-a-delhi-mba-graduate-duped-over-700-women-on-bumble-and-snapchat\/articleshow\/116988384.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 23-year-old man, Tushar Singh Bisht, was arrested in Shakarpur, East Delhi, for allegedly defrauding over 700 women on dating platforms like Bumble and Snapchat. According to police and NDTV reports, Tushar used a fake persona to gain trust before extorting victims. How the scam was carried out Tushar, a recruiter from Noida, created fake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-116988384,imgsize-904796.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[41563,164666,164665,55482,164669,758,2921,11259,20398,778,10525,23368,3958,1931,762,164667,153433,11815,164668,3653],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208676,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208674\/revisions\/208676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}