JAIPUR: The special operations group (SOG) of police on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian man and his 35-year-old friend from Nagaland for allegedly duping a woman of over Rs 6 lakh through a matrimonial website.
The accused have been identified as Obi Alex Samuel, a resident of Nigeria who had been living in New Delhi, and his friend Hinotol, a resident of Nagaland who had also been living in New Delhi.
The officials said that the foreign national posed as a UK-based doctor to befriend a woman after finding her contact number from a matrimonial website. The accused claimed that he is a leading doctor in the UK and wanted to establish a hospital in India.
Police said that the duo then duped the complainant through deceitful schemes. She ended up paying Rs 6.49 lakh to the accused.
The investigation agency said that the woman filed against the accused and cops began examining the call data records (CDRs) to zero in on suspects. Police then tracked down the accused. The agency suspects that the accused had duped several persons in a similar fashion. The SOG has seized Rs 60,000 (Indian currency) and also found Nigerian and Nepalese currencies, different ATM cards, mobile phones etc. The agency said that a further investigation is underway in the case. On Wednesday, the agency busted another online gang and arrested four accused of allegedly duping a person of Rs 43 lakh by promising a part-time job of liking YouTube videos. Online scammers have been regularly targeting gullible persons. Cyber experts have often advised people not to share their contact details with strangers, nor deal with any financial transactions with them.
The accused have been identified as Obi Alex Samuel, a resident of Nigeria who had been living in New Delhi, and his friend Hinotol, a resident of Nagaland who had also been living in New Delhi.
The officials said that the foreign national posed as a UK-based doctor to befriend a woman after finding her contact number from a matrimonial website. The accused claimed that he is a leading doctor in the UK and wanted to establish a hospital in India.
Police said that the duo then duped the complainant through deceitful schemes. She ended up paying Rs 6.49 lakh to the accused.
The investigation agency said that the woman filed against the accused and cops began examining the call data records (CDRs) to zero in on suspects. Police then tracked down the accused. The agency suspects that the accused had duped several persons in a similar fashion. The SOG has seized Rs 60,000 (Indian currency) and also found Nigerian and Nepalese currencies, different ATM cards, mobile phones etc. The agency said that a further investigation is underway in the case. On Wednesday, the agency busted another online gang and arrested four accused of allegedly duping a person of Rs 43 lakh by promising a part-time job of liking YouTube videos. Online scammers have been regularly targeting gullible persons. Cyber experts have often advised people not to share their contact details with strangers, nor deal with any financial transactions with them.
