Four Nigerians and an unnamed woman have been arrested by the police in India for defrauding a student, Moh\d Wasiuddin, of about ₦10 million in an internet scam.
The suspects, Peter Austin, 29, Uzaonicha Daniel Iwenwanne, 26, Eboh Felix, 26, and Steffi Ebohon, 24, were arrested on Saturday, January 3 by the Hyderabad police.
Nigeria Newsroom gathered that the gang had contacted Wasiuddin online with the news that he had won some money.
Police say the victim was asked to pay some money for registration, processing fees, custom clearance and other expenses.
Before Wasiuddin could realise he was being defrauded, he had paid in the sum Rs.35 Lakh (3,500,000.00 INR), approximately ₦10,148,075.00 according to current exchange rates.
“Believing the gang members, Wasiuddin deposited about Rs.35 Lakh in different bank accounts operated from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Mumbai, only to realize later that it was fraud,” a police source named in several reports said.
Luck ran out on the fraudsters after policemen posed as victims and traced them to their base using phone call records and email conversations.
Money, a car and mobile phones were recovered from the gang.
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