Hyderabad: The cyber crime police of Cyberabad arrested a Nigerian for cheating Hyderabadi women in the name of romance. The suspect pretended to be a white American on Facebook and lured victims expressing ‘his love' and extorted money in the name of investments. Police found about five lakh mobile phone numbers and a lakh email IDs of Indians with him. Inspector Md. Riyazuddin said the suspect Omeleze Fred, 35, had created several FB IDs using the photos of smart looking white Americans and used them to chat with Indian women. “In a case we investigated he trapped a Hyderabadi woman by introducing himself as Benson, an US soldier serving in Afghanistan.
After several conversations, he expressed his desire to come to India, settle with her by investing his savings of USD 5 million here with the help of the victim. On July 8 she received a call from a woman who introduced herself as manager in the customs department at the New Delhi airport. She told that one Mr Benson was apprehended by the customs department for bringing USDs, gold and diamond Jewellery. Then, the suspect also rang her up and informed that if she pays the taxes money and jewellery will be released and they could use it for their future. Believing it the victim transferred Rs 2.5 lakh to the bank accounts provided by him,” said the inspector. However, the woman, who called pretending to be the customs official was Fred’s aide. The victim realised it only after a few days. Cops said the suspect had been living in New Delhi since 2012 without a visa. After his original visit visa expired he got fake Indian Visa stickers and pasted it on his passport, the officials said.
