15 lakh was cheated by luring an expensive gift, UP police arrested a Nigerian thug from Delhi, listen to the statement of the police
A Nigerian youth, who cheated a Jalalabad farmer of Rs 15 lakh by posing as a courier agent, was arrested in Delhi. After completing the remand process from the court there, the cyber cell team brought him to the police lines on Sunday morning. where the inquiry is being conducted. Brajesh Kumar, a resident of Ubariya village of Jalalabad, does farming. In April 2022, he befriended Nigerian youth Osas Murphy through Facebook. Messages were exchanged between the two through Messenger. After that we started talking on the phone as well.
On April 11, Osas called Brajesh from Delhi’s number. Told that he works in a courier company. He offered Brajesh to join him in the business of exotic watches, laptops. Told that he would make these available at affordable prices. Brajesh did not respond at that time.
SP Dehat Sanjeev Vajpayee’s statement
साइबर क्राइम सेल व क्राइम ब्रान्च #shahjahanpurpol द्वारा फेसबुक के माध्यम से फर्जी काँल कर खुद को कोरियर एजेन्ट बताकर 15 लाख की ठगी करने वाला नाइजीरियन नागरिक की गिरफ्तारी व ठगी में प्रयुक्त मोबाइल, सिम आदि की बरामदगी के सम्बन्ध मे श्री संजीव कुमार #SPRA की बाइट । #UPPolice https://t.co/brgEiTB0oH pic.twitter.com/sijq9IFFwD
— SHAHJAHANPUR POLICE (@shahjahanpurpol) July 9, 2023
Asked for money from abroad in the name of courier
On April 15, Osas called again and told that he had sent a courier which was delivered by an acquaintance in London. There is also a watch, laptop, gold and currency of one lakh rupees in it. The next day another person called. He introduced himself as an employee of the Airport Authority of India in Delhi. Said that a courier has come from London by the name of Brajesh.
A fee of Rs 28,000 will have to be paid for sending the courier up to Jalalabad. Apart from this, custom fees of Rs 85 thousand will also be charged. The person told that there is also a currency of one lakh rupees in London, which will have to be changed through RBI. Two lakh 58 thousand 800 rupees will have to be given for this.
For this, that person sent different account numbers. In which Brajesh sent the said amount. Two days later the call came again in which it was told that the currency which has come is Rs 99 lakh 99 thousand 908 in Indian currency. To take it, income tax of Rs 9 lakh 99 thousand 908 will have to be deposited. The funds will then be transferred to the account. Brajesh also sent this amount to the account.
Case filed on suspicion
On April 20, when again asked to deposit Rs 4.5 lakh in the account, Brajesh got suspicious. The accounts in which the money was sent belonged to two banks in Delhi. When asked there, the employees refused to give information. On August 9, 2022, Brajesh got the FIR registered at the Jalalabad police station. After which investigation was going on in this matter.
Cyber cell team arrested Osas Murphy
Two days ago, on July 7, the cyber cell team arrested Osas Murphy from Mohan Garden area of Delhi. After which the cyber cell team reached from here. Where the remand process was completed in the court. ASP Rural Sanjeev Vajpayee told that Osas was cheating while staying in Delhi for a long time. He has made many people his victims in this way.
