Nigerian held for cheating Chhattisgarh woman of Rs 24L

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Nigerian held for cheating Chhattisgarh woman of Rs 24L

Friday, 30 October 2020 | Staff Reporter | KOREA

Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old Nigerian from Noida in Uttar Pradesh and brought him to Korea district for allegedly duping a young woman of Rs 24 lakh after posing as a NRI through a fake profile on a matrimonial site.

Inspector General of Police of Surguja (Range) Ratan Lal Dangi told The Pioneer over telephone that Ajide Peter Chinaka, who has been taken into custody, is a resident of Festac Town in southwest Central Lagos, Nigeria.

In January 2020, the accused posed as an NRI and posted a fake profile on the matrimonial site.

The young woman, who was looking for a suitable match, interacted with him via Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Internet and WhatsApp calls, the officer said.

The man gradually gained the confidence of the young woman and called up some days later saying he had to transfer his property in India so that he could settle down and marry her, Dangi added.

He told the woman that he needed to pay the money in Indian currency to pay officers of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) besides others and he sought money from her.

The victim, not suspecting anything amiss, allegedly transferred Rs 24 lakh into the account number provided by the accused, the officer said.

But she could no more contact the man and realized that he had cheated her, he added.

Subsequently, the woman’s family filed a complaint with the police who registered an offence under IPC section 419 and 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). 

Police seized two passports, including a fake one which identified the Nigerian as Coko Daniel of South Africa, four mobile phones, 14 SIM cards, a Wifi device and a laptop from him.

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