NOIDA: The UP-STF arrested a 35-year-old Nigerian man from Delhi for cheating people by promising them business opportunities after befriending them on social networking sites. The accused has been identified as Frank Enobakhre.
Triveni Singh, additional SP of UP-STF, said on September 4 this year, Mithan Lal, a resident of Rajasthan, had registered a complaint at a local police station alleging fraud of Rs 1.55 lakh. The complainant said Frank befriended him on Facebook a few months ago and introduced him to his friend Rose, an American national. However, "Rose" was Frank's fake profile and handled it himself.
Lal alleged Frank took him in confidence after a few days of chatting on Facebook messenger using the fake profile. The accused one day said he wanted to invest a huge amount of money in a business in India.
The accused said he had transferred $1.30 lakh to his bank account. The accused also sent a fake message to Lal's mobile phone number about the transaction. The victim said soon he received a call from a woman who said she was as an Income Tax official. She informed him that around Rs 1.81 crore had been transferred to his account and he needed to pay Rs 1.55 lakh as taxes.
Police said the accused transferred the money as discussed. However, when he later checked his bank account, he saw that no money had been deposited. Frank then stopped all communication with the victim.
Following this, a case pertaining to fraud was registered. Suspecting that the accused maybe based in UP, Rajasthan police contacted UP police and sought their help with the investigation.
Triveni Singh said police traced the IP address of the accused to Vikaspuri in Delhi and arrested him on Wednesday. They recovered two mobile phones from his possession. During interrogation, Frank told police that he had committed the crime with some accomplices. He had contacts with some people in the North East who provided him their bank accounts for transactions for a commission.
Police suspect Frank may have cheated over 100 people in the last three years. The accused was produced in court and sent to judicial custody on Wednesday evening.
Triveni Singh, additional SP of UP-STF, said on September 4 this year, Mithan Lal, a resident of Rajasthan, had registered a complaint at a local police station alleging fraud of Rs 1.55 lakh. The complainant said Frank befriended him on Facebook a few months ago and introduced him to his friend Rose, an American national. However, "Rose" was Frank's fake profile and handled it himself.
Lal alleged Frank took him in confidence after a few days of chatting on Facebook messenger using the fake profile. The accused one day said he wanted to invest a huge amount of money in a business in India.
The accused said he had transferred $1.30 lakh to his bank account. The accused also sent a fake message to Lal's mobile phone number about the transaction. The victim said soon he received a call from a woman who said she was as an Income Tax official. She informed him that around Rs 1.81 crore had been transferred to his account and he needed to pay Rs 1.55 lakh as taxes.
Police said the accused transferred the money as discussed. However, when he later checked his bank account, he saw that no money had been deposited. Frank then stopped all communication with the victim.
Following this, a case pertaining to fraud was registered. Suspecting that the accused maybe based in UP, Rajasthan police contacted UP police and sought their help with the investigation.
Triveni Singh said police traced the IP address of the accused to Vikaspuri in Delhi and arrested him on Wednesday. They recovered two mobile phones from his possession. During interrogation, Frank told police that he had committed the crime with some accomplices. He had contacts with some people in the North East who provided him their bank accounts for transactions for a commission.
Police suspect Frank may have cheated over 100 people in the last three years. The accused was produced in court and sent to judicial custody on Wednesday evening.
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