A Nigerian nationwide has been arrested in India for swindling Rs 17 lakhs from a girl by promising her a piece visa to Canada.
The arrested man recognized as Moses, is a DJ residing in Bengaluru since 2014.
A crew led by Wayanad Cyber Police Station Inspector Shaju Joseph nabbed the accused from Bengaluru on Christmas Eve.
In line with officers, Moses used the non-public particulars supplied by the lady on a non-public web site to commit the fraud.
Final October, the lady supplied her private data whereas looking for a medical coding job.
After gathering her private particulars from an internet site, the accused dropped emails and tried to contact the sufferer by WhatsApp by posing as a visa agent.
He earned her belief after he confirmed proof of her particulars on an immigration website and the flight ticket he booked for her to Canada.
Primarily based on his assurances, she transferred Rs 17 lakhs to his account.
However as Moses stored asking for more cash, the lady grew suspicious and filed a grievance on the Wayanad Cyber Police Station.
The police have retrieved Rs 6 lakh from the accused up to now. They positioned Moses utilizing his machine’s IP deal with and tracing his on-line purchases.
The DJ artist is understood to have engaged in a number of on-line frauds through the years.
Moses performed solely a single DJ occasion in a whole month. He devoted the remainder of his time to his fraudulent actions.
Officers have seized a number of gadgets in his possession.
