A 41-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Onyeka, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a businessman of ₹1.25 crore (approximately N232,500,000) in India.
Cybercrime investigators nabbed Onyeka in his residence in Kalyan, Maharashtra, after duping the Vadodara-based person online.
According to Indian media, the Nigerian, disguised as a senior executive of a reputable pharmaceutical firm and contacted the businessman under the pretense of placing a bulk order for Plukenetia volubilis — an Ayurvedic liquid used in nutritional, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (cybercrime), Mayursinh Rajput, said the man fell for the fraud by purchasing a litre of the liquid from the fraudulent firm.
He was further convinced by Onyeka’s accomplices, who met him under the guise of quality checks and asked him to invest.
“Onyeka initially sent an email offering the victim a dealership and a large order. He then directed him to purchase the liquid from a specific supplier, which was a fake firm operated by the accused himself,” said Rajput.
The scammers continued to manipulate him into making further payments under various pretexts, eventually defrauding him of ₹1.25 crore.
“Once the fraud came to light, we began tracking the phone number used by the accused, which led us to his location in Mumbai. He was using the same number throughout the operation,” said the Indian police boss.
Investigations revealed that Onyeka had been living illegally in India for more than 10 years, having arrived in 2012 on a medical visa for treatment in West Bengal.
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