10 Africans held for online fraud

With the arrest of 10 African nationals, the Delhi Police has busted a gang of online cheats who used to dupe people after befriending them on social media. Police said the accused gang members ran a call centre in the national Capital to entice their targets.

The accused have been identified as Philip (27), Augustime (26), Franklin (26), Fidelis (28), Simon (26), Nnekwes (26), Denial (28) and Emmaunels (26), all residents of Nigeria.

“They usually targeted people between the age group of 30 and 50 years through online chatting apps and befriended with them by sharing fake photos of a handsome person”, said Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district,