A Bengaluru man loses ₹5 lakh after falling for a scam involving a fake wedding invitation sent on WhatsApp, according to reports from India Today and Mint. The victim, described as a furniture shop owner, downloads what appears to be a wedding invite received through a WhatsApp message. After interacting with the content, he ends up losing ₹5 lakh to cyber fraudsters. Both sources attribute the loss to deception by scammers who use unsolicited or fraudulent WhatsApp communications to lure victims into taking actions that compromise their accounts or enable unauthorized access. The incident highlights how wedding-related messages and similar social triggers are being used as bait in online fraud. Authorities and cyber-security awareness efforts generally urge users to be cautious when opening links or files from unknown sources on messaging platforms, especially when requests are unexpected. The reports focus on the amount stolen and the method used to deliver the fake invitation, with no additional details provided about the specific mechanism that led to the funds being transferred.