Foreigner held for cheating Noida woman

NOIDA: A 26-year-old Ivory Coast national has been arrested for allegedly duping a Noida based woman of Rs 28.1 lakh after befriending her on social media. His gang has duped over 15 Indian women since 2020 after threatening them of money laundering, terrorism accusations in case the demanded amount is not provided.
According to the police, Ndafirmi is a native of Krayabo Didievi in Ivory Coast and was currently residing in a rented accommodation in Delhi’s Mahavir Enclave.
“We received a complaint at the cyber crime police station in June last year when a woman, working as an IT professional, alleged that she got in touch with Frank Gramer on Instagram and befriended him,” Rita Yadav, in-charge of cyber police station, GB Nagar, said. She further mentioned that Gramer told the woman that he is sending her some gifts. Subsequently, the victim got a call where the caller claimed to be from the customs department and asked her to pay a certain amount for the gifts to be released. After three transactions, when she refused to pay more, the accused threatened her of accusing her of money laundering and being involved in terrorist activities. “Scared, she ended up transferring Rs 28,13,900,” Yadav stated.
He got arrested on Monday from his residence in Delhi. “Upon investigation and technical surveillance, it was found that the man’s online profile was fake. He has been working with a gang that defrauded women after befriending them on social media,” the cyber crime in-charge stated.