Tinder scam: Delhi man claims Karkardooma cafe trapped him with Rs 50,000 bill on first date

Scams on the internet are always changing. Now, a startling Delhi dating fraud has been exposed via a Reddit post. A user on the r/delhi subreddit shared that he was allegedly duped at a café in Karkardooma: he was slapped with a bill of over Rs 50,000 for food and drinks on his first Tinder date.

The post, titled “TINDER scam, [PSA] Got scammed on a Tinder date – beware of cafes running scams in Karkardooma (Delhi),” quickly caught attention and sparked warnings from others who claimed to have faced similar experiences.

According to the Redditor, he matched with someone on Tinder and agreed to meet at a café on the second floor of Chawla’s building, located next to a petrol pump near the metro station. “Everything seemed normal at first,” he wrote, but the staff kept nudging them towards expensive items and never properly showed the menu. By the end of the evening, he was stunned to be handed a bill crossing Rs 50,000. He even attached a photo of it as proof.

The user called it a “scam setup,” claiming that some local cafés intentionally target customers—typically those who met through applications like Tinder—and then defraud them with exorbitantly high prices. He advised others to exercise caution, stay away from obscure cafés close to subway stops, and always read internet reviews before making plans to meet.

See the post:

TINDER SCAM, [PSA] Was duped on a Tinder date; watch out for cafés that are committing scams in Karkardooma, Delhi (byu/DaddyVayu).

TINDER SCAM, [PSA] Was duped on a Tinder date; watch out for cafés that are committing scams in Karkardooma, Delhi (byu/DaddyVayu).

With over 3,000 likes, the post became viral, and many internet users responded to it in the comments section. “Hey, something similar happened with my relative’s son in Kolkata,” a person said. He filed a consumer fraud case against the restaurant claiming the restaurant added extra items without his knowledge and forced him to pay. These shady restaurants don’t usually have cameras so he lied about not ordering anything except a single item. Consumer court ordered in his favour, that no way, a single college student has consumed that much drinks and food worth 35,000 and compensated him 75,000 and fined the restaurant 1.5 lacs. I don’t know about your situation, but maybe you can try something like this.”

“Pro-tip: on your first date, always go to a well-known place like Third Wave or Blue Tokai,” another person remarked. Additionally, these thots have a MO; they will never reveal the location’s name; instead, they will say, “XYZ metro station pe milte hai waha se kisi Café me ViBezzz mAtcH karenge.” The original poster responded, “the last line she said like this only.”

A third person commented, “Saans lete hain and firse same scam ki post aajati.” (By the time I take a breath, a new scam post drops).