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Cyber cell has arrested two Nigerians who duped women by creating fake profiles of NRIs on matrimonial sites. Both the accused were living in Delhi since 2018 without valid documents. From their possession, the police have seized the international SIM card used to create the WhatsApp account. Initial investigation has revealed that the accused have cheated crores from more than seven hundred women in four years.
The girl resident of Rani Bagh gave a complaint of cheating in the outer district cyber cell. She created a profile on a matrimonial site where she met Ahmed Nafees online. He accepted the friendship request. The accused started messaging her on WhatsApp and the two became online friends. The accused identified himself as a resident of California, USA. Ahmad Nafees told one day that he was sending her a gift parcel and also sent a photo of the parcel. Later he also got a call from a woman named Riya Mehta who told him that she was from the Customs Department.
In the name of custom duty and other taxes for the gift parcel, he was cheated of Rs 2.40 lakh. After that Nafees also switched off the phone and deleted his profile. Police registered the case and started investigation.
Caught after technical investigation
The police team led by Inspector Sandeep Panwar checked the profiles and numbers of the alleged matrimonial site. After technical investigation, the police raided Delhi’s Nilothi Extension. From there the police arrested two African nationals Igwemma James (33) and Chief Mande (27). Investigation revealed that he came to India in the year 2018 and was living in different parts of the country after his visa expired.
The accused said that Nonso and his wife were also involved in the incident. Money was fraudulently transferred to the bank accounts of Nonso’s associates. He used to pay them after taking his commission. It was Nonso who provided them with a talkative woman posing as a custom officer. Samson used to provide them with phones and SIM cards for online fraud from residents of the North Eastern state.
