STF arrests Nigerian for several frauds
An STF squad from Delhi detained a 24-year-old Nigerian national on Friday night who was accused of defrauding a resident of Alambagh.
Cletus Obiazi, also known as Fred, the accused, was living in Delhi’s Tilak Vihar, specifically in Gurunanak Nagar. Through the creation of fictitious Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp accounts featuring US or UK individuals, he had tricked a number of Indians worldwide and lured them into a love trap.
The STF said that he was captured in Delhi.
Vishal Vikram Singh, an STF additional SP, said that the accused had created false Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp accounts for Americans and British nationals in order to become friends with Indians while pretending to provide expensive presents. Then he coerced them to provide money by pretending to be an income tax officer or customs officer.
In an attempt to get the victims to provide money so they wouldn’t be implicated in the crime, he threatened them with the consequences of money laundering.
A false Nigerian passport, ten cell phones, a number of papers (including a driver’s license, an election card, ATM cards, and an ID card), and a total of Rs 2,820 were found by the police.
“We found and arrested the culprit during our investigation into a case in which an Alambagh girl was befriended by a foreign national who claimed to be Raymond Yadav from London, who then lured her into a romantic trap and demanded money,” Singh added.
The accused said in his confession that he traveled to India in 2019 with a valid passport and visa, where he engaged in cybercrime and made a sizable profit. He acknowledged lying to others by using phony images to put online and having amorous chats on social media.
