Beware of friends you make online; some may be out to dupe you
(WorldNews India)

At least once a week, Customs officials break the bad news to a smitten man, with a bouquet in hand, awaiting the arrival of his female friend at the Mumbai airport: that he´s been a victim of a new, emerging racket that tricks men into paying for non-existent duties of a `foreign friend´. The racket´s targets are usually men in the age group of 30-50-officials have, however, also found female victims-who can be trapped via social media. As per the modus operandi, a man is befriended through a fake online profile of a woman residing in a foreign country. The woman then convinces him after a period of time that she is flying in just to see him but runs afoul of Customs officials. Another man...