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Two Nigerians nabbed in India for online fraud
Two Nigerians nabbed in India for online fraud

Two Nigerian men identified as Akuchie Ifeanyi Franklin and Fidel Ndubuisi, have been apprehended in India for alleged involvement in online scam.

The cyber crime police in Kerala nabbed Akuchie, from Bengaluru on Monday, January 23, 2023, following a complaint filed by a Nallalam resident who had reportedly lost around N11m in the scam operated by the suspect and his two aides.

The Police say, the complainant had placed an advertisement on an e-commerce platform for selling imported iPads.

The accused, who is said to have expressed interest in purchasing the products, allegedly forged the domain of Wells Fargo, an American bank, and convinced the complainant that he could finalize the deal provided that the complainant made a temporary payment of ?20 lakh to his account.

The accused is also said to had also allegedly forged a WhatsApp account and forwarded messages in the names of Reserve Bank of India officials to mislead the seller. Later, he claimed that he would return the amount to the seller once the formalities were done.

It was in March 2022 that the complaint was registered at the cyber police station. The police had earlier arrested two of Franklin’s Nigerian partners — Emmanuel James Legbeti and Daniel Oyewale Olayinka.

Police sources said the three accused were nabbed and charged under various sections of the Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code after tracing phone calls and social media accounts.

The investigation team had also managed to seize a few electronic devices that were used by the suspects.

Similarly, Cyber Crime Police Station of Avadi Police Commissionerate in Chennai arrested Ndubuisi and sent him to Central Puzal Prison.

According to the police, Ndubuisi was previously arrested by the Tuthukodi Cyber Crime Police for an online fraudulent cheating case.



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