The victim, Seetharamulu, paid Rs 80 lakh to claim a multimillion dollar online lottery prize, which Nigerians made him to believe that he had won.
As part of the settlement agreement Akhil Reddy, Christopher Steven Villanueva, Trung Minh Tang, Mauricio Dardano, Gabriel Shahwan agreed to pay USD 250,000 each to resolve the governments' claims against them individually. (Representational Image)
Hyderabad: A 48-year-old businessman from Nalgonda died of a heart attack after he realised that he was cheated by Nigerian fraudsters. The victim, Seetharamulu, paid Rs 80 lakh to claim a multimillion dollar online lottery prize, which Nigerians made him to believe that he had won. While he pooled in Rs 60 lakh from his own sources, his friend helped him with Rs 20 lakh.
When he did not receive any response from the gang, he lodged a complaint with the police. Soon he became depressed and died of a heart attack. “There could be more victims who fell into the trap and lost money. A victim from Hyderabad had also sold a plot for lottery money,” a police official said.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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