A 44-year-old contractor from Pune lost ₹11 lakh after falling for an online scam that promised him ₹25 lakh for impregnating a woman. What seemed like a strange but lucrative offer turned into a sophisticated cyber fraud that left him duped and financially drained.

According to the FIR filed at Baner Police Station, the contractor came across a video ad on social media in early September. In the clip, a woman speaking in Hindi said, “I’m looking for a man who can help me become a mother. I’ll pay him ₹25 lakh. His education, caste, or looks don’t matter.”

Intrigued, the man called the number shown in the video. The person who answered claimed to be an assistant from an organisation called “Pregnant Job” and told him he had to complete some registration steps before being officially sele

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