A 44-year-old flower vendor from Byculla East was allegedly cheated of Rs 1,04,501 after being targeted through a loan-related approach and later duped by a man posing as a digital payments service agent.

The complainant, Hiralal Satnarayan Gupta, who runs a flower stall near Hari Masjid in Madanpura, said that he had recently received messages offering him a loan through an online platform and had completed the application process for the same. Soon after, an unidentified man approached Gupta, claiming he could assist him with QR scanners, mobile banking, and transaction-related services.