Nigerian man arrested for duping Indian woman of N9m with fake marriage proposal

A 40-year-old Nigerian man identified simply as Johnson, has been arrested in Delhi, India for allegedly suping a woman from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, on a matrimonial site. 

The accused was apprehended by the Rajnandgaon police after he allegedly swindled the woman of N9,100,000 by proposing marriage to her.

Police revealed that Johnson had been living in Delhi secretly, even after the expiration of his visa and passport.

According to the police, the accused created a fake profile on a matrimonial website where the victim’s profile was also listed.

He gained the woman’s trust by posing as a UK-based businessman planning to expand his business to India.

He allegedly contacted the woman through his associate, claiming that he was stranded at the Delhi airport and needed money to exchange the UK currency he had.

“He blackmailed the woman and cheated her of ₹15,72,000 (approximately N9,100,000) with the help of his accomplice,” Rahul Dev Sharma, the Additional Superintendent of Police at Rajnandgaon, said. 

Later, when the victim tried calling him, she found his phone switched off. Realizing that she had been scammed, the woman lodged a case of fraud with the Dongargarh Police cyber cell.

“We started an investigation on the complaint of the applicant. With the help of a cyber cell, it was found that the accused lives in Delhi. Our team raided his Delhi accommodation and arrested him,” Sharma stated. 

“Accused Johnson is a citizen of Nigeria. He has cheated on many girls so far. We are trying to gather further information through interrogation.”

The police also noted that a laptop and four mobile phones was recovered from the accused, and his bank account has been frozen.