AHMEDABAD: 'Have good physique and personality? Want to earn up to Rs 50,000 every month? Mingle in high society crowd?' - read a mail received by Premal Parikh (name changed), a resident of Gurukul Road. Parikh, a graduate, got lured and applied online for the job of a ' male sex worker .' After a couple of mails and losing Rs 5,000 he realized that he was duped. He has given an application of complaint to Vastrapur police after which police have forwarded it to the city crime branch's cyber cell.

According to police, Parikh, working at a private company at a salary of Rs 5,000, saw a big opportunity and decided to take a chance when he received the mail last month. The job did not require major qualifications and he thought he fit the bill. Thus, when after 'applying' when he got a confirmation mail seeking 'membership fee' of Rs 5,000, he did not think twice and even deposited the money at a given bank account.

"It was only after the second mail Parikh realized that he had been duped. In true Nigerian scam style, the mail stated that for premium membership and increase his visibility, he would have to shell out another Rs 10,000. Parikh got suspicious and decided not to take chance. We have received the complaint and are verifying the bank account number and the email addresses from where the mails have generated," said a city police official .