Three Nigerian nationals were arrested by the Rachakonda police’s cyber cell from Bengaluru for committing an online job fraud and cheating a man of ₹1.03 lakh.
The trio -- Emeka Santos, Chika Mitchille and Noah Simisola -- were also found to be living illegally in India as they had come to the country with a two-month visa in 2011, which was not renewed post its expiry.
“Post-demonetisation, the gang started tricking citizens of other countries online,” said Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat at a press conference on Monday. He added that the trio had tricked a man into believing them that he had been selected for a job in the US and made him deposit money into various bank accounts on the pretext of paying visa charges, processing fee etc.
After the complainant and his wife realised that they were cheated, they lodged a complaint, following which the three accused were arrested.
After their arrest, the Rachakonda police recovered eight laptops, 17 mobile phones, two external hard drives, five data cards and other incriminating materials from their possession.
Mr. Bhagwat said that the accused had cheated people in matrimonial frauds, charity scams and through fake advertisements of e-commerce portals. Santos, Mitchille and Simisola had also cheated people from Bulgaria, Indonesia, Germany, Brazil, Peru and Morocco.
Awareness videos
Due to the increasing menace of cyber crimes taking place, the Rachakonda and Cyberabad police launched videos to create awareness about the types of cyber frauds.
The newly uploaded videos talk about the kind of cyber crimes that take place, in which both Mr. Bhagwat and Cyberabad Police Commissioner Sandeep Shandilya request citizens to be more careful while dealing with calls and emails/SMSs they receive.
