BHUBANESWAR: The cyber mobile of Odisha crime department on Sunday arrested two African nationals from Delhi on charges of duping a girl in Bhubaneswar of Rs 10.49 lakh at the pretext of sending her pricey items from America.
The girl, who refused to be known, works as a clerk at Jharpada special prison.
The accused have been known as Zouzou Alex (34), from Dalola Gbibele town of Ivory Coast and Austine Erikume (46) from Delta state of Nigeria. The accused individuals, who have been staying in Tilak Nagar space of Delhi for past few years, have been brought on transit remand to the state after being produced in a Delhi court docket.
Sources mentioned they created a pretend profile in the name of Bhupinder Singh, a USA-based doctor, on a matrimonial site. The 39-year-old single complainant mentioned she came in contact with the so-called Singh a couple of months ago.
In her grievance the lady alleged that Singh sought after to marry her. After chatting along with her for nearly three months, the accused asked her to send him cash so that he could send items from the United States. Without verifying details of the person, whom she never met bodily nor talked over phone, the unsuspecting girl deposited Rs 10.49 lakh in January this year in numerous bank accounts, given via the accused to her. The accused deleted his profile from the matrimonial site in February, making her realize that she has been cheated.
“We registered the case on February 13 this year. We got clue about the accused while tracking her banking transactions and chat historical past. The accused individuals have been booked in equivalent online fraud case at Nagpada police station in Mumbai lately. Another case was registered towards Erikume at Kirtinagar police station in 2012,” cyber mobile’s inspector and investigating officer of the case Anila Anand told TOI.
The state witnessed some instances in the past where gullible individuals have been cheated via foreigners, mostly from African international locations in online lottery frauds. On May 13, 2014, the Infocity police here arrested a Ghanaian citizen on charges of dishonest three individuals of Rs 40 lakh via luring them to switch the money for greenbacks price over Rs 1.five crore.
The Bargarh district police in July, 2012 arrested four Nigerians and one Ugandan in connection with a pretend e-lottery case. In January 2010, four Nigerians have been arrested via Balasore police in connection with an ATM fraud.
The girl, who refused to be known, works as a clerk at Jharpada special prison.
The accused have been known as Zouzou Alex (34), from Dalola Gbibele town of Ivory Coast and Austine Erikume (46) from Delta state of Nigeria. The accused individuals, who have been staying in Tilak Nagar space of Delhi for past few years, have been brought on transit remand to the state after being produced in a Delhi court docket.
Sources mentioned they created a pretend profile in the name of Bhupinder Singh, a USA-based doctor, on a matrimonial site. The 39-year-old single complainant mentioned she came in contact with the so-called Singh a couple of months ago.
In her grievance the lady alleged that Singh sought after to marry her. After chatting along with her for nearly three months, the accused asked her to send him cash so that he could send items from the United States. Without verifying details of the person, whom she never met bodily nor talked over phone, the unsuspecting girl deposited Rs 10.49 lakh in January this year in numerous bank accounts, given via the accused to her. The accused deleted his profile from the matrimonial site in February, making her realize that she has been cheated.
“We registered the case on February 13 this year. We got clue about the accused while tracking her banking transactions and chat historical past. The accused individuals have been booked in equivalent online fraud case at Nagpada police station in Mumbai lately. Another case was registered towards Erikume at Kirtinagar police station in 2012,” cyber mobile’s inspector and investigating officer of the case Anila Anand told TOI.
The state witnessed some instances in the past where gullible individuals have been cheated via foreigners, mostly from African international locations in online lottery frauds. On May 13, 2014, the Infocity police here arrested a Ghanaian citizen on charges of dishonest three individuals of Rs 40 lakh via luring them to switch the money for greenbacks price over Rs 1.five crore.
The Bargarh district police in July, 2012 arrested four Nigerians and one Ugandan in connection with a pretend e-lottery case. In January 2010, four Nigerians have been arrested via Balasore police in connection with an ATM fraud.
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