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<\/div>\nThe woman, a resident of Shiga prefecture, met the fake astronaut on Instagram in June<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A Japanese woman was allegedly duped of around 4.4 million yen (Rs 24.8 lakh) by a man who posed as a Russian cosmonaut working at the International Space Station. The conman demanded money from the 65-year-old on the pretext of returning to Earth and marrying her, reported TV Asahi<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The woman, a resident of Shiga prefecture, met the fake astronaut on Instagram in June. His profile had photos of space to give a false impression that he worked at the space station, the report added.\u00a0<\/p>\n The duo, as per the report, began exchanging messages and moved their conversation to Line, a Japanese messaging application. Soon, the person\u00a0told the woman that he had fallen in love with her and even proposed to marry her.\u00a0<\/p>\n The man kept sending text\u00a0to the woman, saying he loved her and he wanted to start a new life with her in Japan.<\/p>\n The conman told her he needed money to return to Earth and marry her. He claimed a landing fee had to be paid for the rocket which could fly him to Japan, the report stated.<\/p>\n The woman allegedly fell for it and began sending him money. She transferred a total of 4.4 million yen to the person in five instalments between August 19 and September 5, according to Yomiuri Shimbun<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was only after the man kept demanding more money the woman grew suspicious. She filed a complaint with the police, who are treating the case as an international romance scam, the report added.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Click for more trending news<\/a><\/div>\n