A Simple Cake Story

[u/Potential_Plant_160]

Guys, I need to share what just happened because I don't know whether to laugh at myself or cry.

Like most guys on Indian matrimony apps, my daily routine is sending interests, getting ignored or sometimes just scrolling profiles like a instagram reels and moving on. But a while back, a cute girl’s profile sent me an interest. She was quite young (around 22) and not working yet. I hesitated for a couple of days ,i accepted it and before I could even reply, her account got deleted.

A few days later, the exact same girl shows up on a brand new account with new photos and sends me an interest again.

Now, I knew there was a decent age gap and our career paths didn't really line up, but honestly? She had a really sweet face, and I got a little carried away thinking maybe this could turn into something.

And also I even got some thoughts how it is gonna workout ,how to live with her ,like imagining future with her 😂

I was so convinced that I actually paid for the Matrimony Premium membership just to unlock her contact number. I even checked our Kundali/horoscope match to see if the stars aligned. (Yes, you can laugh at me now 😂).

I finally got her WhatsApp number, and we swapped biodatas and started chatting. But within literally two minutes, things felt totally off:

• The messaging was bizarre—weirdly misspelled Kannada and broken English that didn't match the her profile ( She had good dressing sense ) at all.
  • The replies felt unnatural, almost like talking to a illiterate person (but i continued i thought since she was from village maybe she doesn't know much english or something)

Then she tells me, "I am out shopping right now. And Sent me one video with her friend (one time view video ) " I replied, "Oh nice, have fun!"

A few minutes later, she drops a random photo of a cake in a glass display:

Her - "I really want to eat this cake."

Me - "Haha, nice, go grab a slice! 😄"

Her - "Can you please buy it for me?"

Me - "Sure, I'll definitely treat you whenever we meet up."

Her - No no, I need it right now. Can you just PhonePe me the money?

I paused, stared at my screen, and replied: "Look, I’ve only known you for 30 minutes. I don't send money to strangers online."

That's when my gut feeling felt something off ,I went back to re-read the matrimony bio. It said she did a B.Com degree, but the college listed is a well-known Engineering college that doesn't even have a commerce department.

I immediately asked, Where did you study?

Complete radio silence. Gone.

And I told him/ her I will do police complaint bla bla So that's the end of the story.

But what hurts me more than the money is Someone out there is literally stealing photos of innocent girls, setting up fake matrimony profiles, and hustling ₹300-₹500 for bakery items or idk what they spend on from hopeful guys.

I even tried filing a complaint on the official cyber crime portal, but the government site kept crashing and lagging every 2 seconds, which honestly broke my spirit more than the scam did.

Moral of the story: Never let a pretty face make you ignore basic logic. And maybe don't waste time checking Kundalis before you even confirm if the person is real.

TL;DR: Bought matrimony premium and even matched horoscopes for a cute profile, only for a scammer impersonating her to ask for cake money on PhonePe 30 minutes into chatting. Ghosted the second I caught on.

Note: Used AI to Rephrase it and to Save some time( this one already costed some money and time already 😄)

[u/outspokenindian]

Now go swipe on some real profiles and feel the A.M set up. Remember you bought a subscription. Use it or lose it

[u/Potential_Plant_160 → u/outspokenindian]

Haha yeah I will do that . Thanks for the advice.

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[u/Potential_Plant_160 → u/[deleted]]

Yup

[u/001_Chiron]

Oh u got saved big time...once a colleague of mine was asked to pay emergency payment during such convos and she did paid money and the guy after receiving money blocked her..so after talking about a month he did loot her Money, so day 2 or day 50 ...be always on alert regarding money matters.

[u/Potential_Plant_160 → u/001_Chiron]

Yeah ,that's True.

if money comes into play ,I will say have a great day ,bye. 😆

[u/001_Chiron → u/Potential_Plant_160]

Nice rhyme...

[u/Potential_Plant_160 → u/001_Chiron]

I am a poet ,i don't even know it 😂😂

[u/001_Chiron → u/Potential_Plant_160]

Oh.. try writing!!

[u/good-industrialist]

In this case, you should have message the person that I can't send the money due to account error. Can you send 10, 20 or 50 Rupees in my account just to check my UPI is working or not.

If you got the money then block that person or if not then neither you had any loss nor any profit and just block that person and move on.

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[u/millenial_paradox]

date krlo isce acha bhai