Another Nigerian on
deception, Ex-Nigerian footballer, Ifeanyi Joachin Nwafor and his Indian wife
were arrested on Monday for allegedly deceiving a number of people on the
pretext of getting their goods cleared from the customs department.
Police said the couple has
so far conned people to the tune of Rs 6.5 lakh.
Police said Joe is a native
of Lagos in Nigeria while his wife hailed from Assam. Investigators claimed
that Joe has so far told them that between 2010 and 2014 he played football for
three state-level teams there.
According to the police,
the forgery came to light when a woman alleged that some months ago, a UK-based
man, George Moor, became friends with her on Facebook.
“The complainant said, Moor
requested her to accept a few gifts from him, which he wanted to be distributed
among the poor. After few days, in July this year, she received a call from a
lady, who stated that she was calling from the Mumbai customs and that her
office had received a parcel from the UK for clearance for which she has to pay
Rs 26,000,” said DCP (Dwarka) Anto Alphonse.
The complainant said that
the woman again called her and told that custom officers had scanned the parcel
and found it to be containing valuables.
“She was told that she has
to pay Income Tax. Again, the complainant deposited Rs 95,600 in the bank
account. Later, when she was again asked to pay some more money, she found it
suspicious and reported the matter,” the DCP said.
During investigation, a
police team traced calls made and numbers used by the suspects, which revealed
that the caller had visited Assam last year.
“Probe revealed that the
caller had withdrawn the money deposited by the complainant on the same day it
was deposited. Details of ATMs were obtained and technical surveillance and
CCTV cameras installed in the area were checked,” the DCP said.
They are still under
investigation.
Naijas
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