A 39-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested by the Cybercrime unit of the Delhi Police who used modern and professional techniques to dupe people on the pretext of dealing in Folinic B12 Oil.
The alleged mastermind of the scam was identified as, Gilbert Okoye Pedro (39) who has duped dozens of people at pan India level, used to get in touch with the victim via LinkedIn and allured them in the business of sale and purchase of Folinic B12 Oil which actually turned out to be honey. The alleged scam was first introduced almost a decade ago in Macau.
The incident came to light after two persons, who have been collectively duped of more than Rs 1.5 crore.
According to Anyesh Roy, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Cyber Crime, the Nigerian has been staying illegally in India and has duped a number of people, mainly from the southern States.
“The professional connect via LinkedIn helped him gain trust of the victim. He even further used to meet the victim personally to lend a degree of authenticity to the scam and used to weave a story to trap the victim on the pretext of purchase of Folinic B12 oil for a company in Ghana,” said the DCP.
“Pedro pretended to be a mediator in the fictional sale and purchase of the product between the Indian victim and the Ghanian Company. The money were deposited in multiple bank accounts were then withdrawn from ATMs in Mumbai and Bengaluru and the cash was used to buy different goods particularly human hair, which has a huge market in Nigeria as they are used for hair extension and wig manufacturing,” said the DCP.