CBI arrests 3 Nigerians for duping woman

CBI has arrested three Nigerian nationals for allegedly conning a woman of Rs 18.2 lakh by luring her with purported gold ornaments.
Oguama Malachie alias Michael, Ikechukua Okorie alias Nito and Tochu Kwi alias Steve were arrested from Jawahar Park area here, CBI sources said.
It is alleged that they developed friendship with the woman over Facebook and other social networking sites, they said.
After convincing her with their genuineness over the period, the trio called the woman claiming that they had brought valuable gold ornaments for her which have got stuck with the customs officials.
The sources said they told her that they have lot of money but for the moment she can help them by depositing cash in a bank account provided by them.

They said the woman was convinced about their wealth over the period so she went ahead and deposited the amount which was siphoned off within hours.

The agency, after getting the complaint, investigated the case and carried out searches during which it recovered the mobile sets which were allegedly used to make phone calls to the woman, they said.
It also recovered laptops and two passports which carry apparently fake Indian visas stamped on them, they said.
The sources said prima facie the visas look fake but a thorough investigation will reveal whether these are forged or genuine.