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2 Nigerians held for online lottery fraud
Two Nigerians were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police for allegedly duping a Chittoor resident of Rs 7.5 lakh in online lottery fraud, popularly known as Nigerian Fraud. Chinna Bayaanagari Sankar Reddy of Chittoor district lodged a complaint with the police stating that he was cheated by some unknown fraudsters in the name of winning an online lottery wherein the accused extracted Rs 7.5 lakh
Two Nigerians were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police for allegedly duping a Chittoor resident of Rs 7.5 lakh in online lottery fraud, popularly known as Nigerian Fraud. Chinna Bayaanagari Sankar Reddy of Chittoor district lodged a complaint with the police stating that he was cheated by some unknown fraudsters in the name of winning an online lottery wherein the accused extracted Rs 7.5 lakh on the pretext of processing fee, currency conversion charges etc.
Based on the complaint, the Cyber Crime Police attached to the CID, booked a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Based on credible information, a police team arrested the prime accused Nigerian nationals Emmanuel Fearless Ogaba alias Frank Douglas and Johnson and sent them to judicial remand.
During interrogation, the duo voluntarily confessed to the offence along with fellow Nigerians by sending bulk SMSes to several people stating that they have won lotteries/awards/prizes and asked them to send their details for claiming prize amount. Believing such SMSes as genuine, the complainant fell prey and was asked to deposit amounts on various false pretexts such as processing fee, income tax, customs duty etc for delivering the prize amount.
The victim deposited an amount approximately Rs 7.5 lakh into various bank accounts given by the fraudsters from where they siphoned off the money.Police seized two laptops, two mobile phones and SIM cards from the accused.
