TWO NIGERIAN MEN ARRESTED IN INDIA FOR FRAUD

Two Nigerian men, Chukwuma Collins, 35,
and Nicodemus Obinn, 27, have been arrested
in India for fraud.
The duo reportedly befriend their victims on
social networking sites before carrying out
fraudulent activities on them.
Following their arrest by a joint team of Delhi
and Goa Police at the weekend, Times of
India reports that Collins and Obinn confessed
to the crime and disclosed that they had
cheated several others in a similar way.
During interrogation, the duo claimed they had
arrived in India five years ago for business
and then started cheating people using
different techniques.
According to the police, the suspects make up
stories about the poor conditions of their
family members living in western countries
and ask the victims to help them with money.
After receiving the money they sever all
contact with the victims.
They are said to have been involved in several
cases of fraud and a First Information Report,
FIR was reportedly registered against them in
Goa cyber crime cell.
A joint commissioner, crime, Ravindra Yadav,
said one of their victims, Bridget Fernandes
Rai, made a complaint to Goa Police, claiming
to have been cheated of around Rs 8 lakh by
the duo.
“The victim said she had befriended Collins on
Facebook and after a few days of chatting, he
started calling her. Collins started referring to
her as his sister and asked for Rs 8 lakh to
transfer some money and jewellery through a
courier to his relatives.
“He claimed that the courier was stuck in
legal processes at the customs department in
Goa and he needed to get it delivered quickly
as his wife had expired.
“Rai agreed to transfer the money to his
account. As soon as the money was
transferred, Collins disappeared. After some
time, Rai received a call from the custom
department, which raised questions regarding
the parcel she had sent, and realised that she
was duped.
“A team from Goa Police approached them in
Delhi with technical surveillance. A joint team
was formed to track the accused. The duo
was arrested from Mahavir Enclave in south
Delhi,” Yadav stated, adding that three
laptops, seven data cards, 36 SIM cards and
26 mobile phones, three USB pen drives, were
recovered from the suspects.




Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE