Nigerian National from Delhi is Detained by Pune Police for Online Gift Scam
Online Gift Scam
A squad from the Cyber-Police Station traveled to Delhi and apprehended the suspect Okoh. According to a press release, police obtained the accused’s transit remand from a court in Delhi and transported him to Pune.
The Delhi Police have detained a Nigerian guy for apparently defrauding a Pune-based woman out of ₹11.4 lakhs in an online gift fraud.
Police have named the suspect as 39-year-old Robinhood Okoh, a Nigerian citizen.
According to the police, the accused individual supposedly established communication with the victim’s wife over Facebook (FB) a few months prior. The person in question allegedly became acquaintances with the woman after posing as an esteemed foreign resident.
Later, the suspect reportedly informed the victim that he had given her a pricey gift. However, she will be required to pay a fee at the Delhi Customs office in order to accept the present.
The victim trusted the accused and obeyed his instructions after speaking with him on numerous phone numbers to make deposits of up to ₹11,40,900 into multiple bank accounts through digital payments.
But she never received the present. The woman then filed an FIR at the Hadapsar police station against the alleged scammer. The offender was charged by the police under the Information Technology Act and different sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The Cyber police station opened an investigation into this situation. An investigation determined that the woman was defrauded by a Nigerian national living abroad is actually in New Delhi.
A squad from the Cyber-Police Station traveled to Delhi and apprehended the suspect Okoh. According to a press release, police obtained the accused’s transit remand from a court in Delhi and transported him to Pune.
Police also retrieved other items from Okoh, according to a news release issued today, on 26th April 2023, including a hard drive, two pen drives, 15 sim cards, seven debit cards, and four cell phones.
“Accused was produced before a magistrate court in Pune today. Court has remanded him to police custody till April 28 for further investigation. We have seized a passport from his possession. Details like when he came to India, his past record, and whether he is involved in more crimes are being investigated,” said senior police inspector Minal Supe Patil.
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