CHANDIGARH: The cyber cell of the UT police have arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly duping a Sector 21 resident of Rs 14 lakhs on the pretext of getting courier.
The accused has been identified as Francis Emeka Duruobasi, a resident of Nigeria. The accused was arrested from Greater Noida, UP, on Tuesday.
Sadho Singh of Sector 21 reported to the cops that he received a message on his FB messenger from one Chanda of UK and she shared her WhatsApp number with the complainant. Later, both started chatting and the accused told him that her husband had died and left a huge amount of money and she wanted to donate the same in India.
Later, she told Sadho that she had sent UK Pounds through a courier. He then received calls from a custom courier company and they duped him of Rs 14.62 lakhs on pretext of releasing the courier. Sadho then reported the matter to the cyber cell.
The accused has been brought to the city and is now under four-day police remand.