Three foreigners and an Indian woman have been arrested for allegedly cheating people on Facebook, police said on Monday. The accused were identified as Diarra Mallick, a citizen of Ivory Coast, and Okwuji Israel and Obinna, both natives of Nigeria, they said.
"According to the complainant, she received a friend request on Facebook some time back in the name of one John Harry, who told her that he was working as account manager in BMW in Glasgow, Scotland," Anyesh Roy, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber), said.
After befriending the victim, one day he told her that he had sent high-value gifts and foreign currency for her which were stuck at Mumbai airport for customs clearance, the officer said. PTI