A Nigerian national has been arrested here for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs two crore with the promise of selling her a chemical to convert black paper strips into US dollars after befriending her on Facebook.
With the arrest of one Aikhomun A Kelvin from Khirki Extension in Malviya Nagar here, police claimed to have busted an international gang, which cheated people after befriending them on Facebook by using fake identities and posing as British nationals.
Police said it recovered a United Kingdom passport, a driving license issued by Federal Republic of Nigeria and a yellow card in which his name was mentioned as Idemvdian Osemudiamen, all of which appear to be fake. Police also seized a refrigerator, one LED TV, one laptop, one music system, one Airtel set-up box and other items, which were allegedly purchased with the cheated amount. The gang lured its victims, preferably women, in several ways after befriending them and had also engaged some Indian women to pose as custom agents to gain confidence of the target, a senior police officer said. He also said the gang has some Indian people working for them and used their accounts for depositing the money they get from their victims. In the case of this woman, who was cheated of Rs two crore, she had received calls in November 2013 from a woman claiming to be a customs official, who said that her friend Michael, the alleged gang-leader, has been detained at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and if she pays Rs 70,000, he will be released.