Nigerian arrested for defrauding woman with promise of job in UK

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The cybercrime wing of the north - east division police arrested a Nigerian national accused of duping several people in the city on the pretext of providing them high-paying jobs in the UK.

The accused has been identified by the police as Nokocha Kasmir Ikemba. As per police sources, the accused was arrested on Sunday based on a complaint recently filed by a woman who allegedly lost Rs 34.7 lakh to the fraud. According to the complaint, the accused had contacted the woman through email and had told her about a job opportunity in the UK.

After he promised her of the job, the unsuspecting woman transferred a total of Rs 34,07,542 to his account for various “fees”. She went on to realise that she had been duped and approached the police for help. The woman registered a complaint against him at the North East Division Cyber Crime Police Station after which the police arrested the fraud and seized six mobile phones and a laptop from him.