Nigerian arrested for duping people in fraudulent scheme

A Nigerian national was arrested for allegedly duping dozens of people in a fraudulent scheme which involved the export of an oil to Ghana used to manufacture "herbal vaccine" for racehorses, police said Thursday.

Gilbert Okoye Pedro (39) was nabbed by the Cyber Prevention, Awareness and Detection Centre (CyPAD), the Delhi Police's cyber crime cell. He had been staying illegally in India and had duped a number of people, mainly from the southern states, they said.

The matter came to light after two people, who were duped of more than Rs 1.5 crore, approached the police, they said.

The accused along with his associates had made websites of two fake companies -- Assam-based Mahavir Herbals Pvt Ltd and Ghana-based Animal Welfare Zoological Ltd, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) Anyesh Roy.

He used to contact people as a representative of the Ghana-based firm for a lucrative opportunity of export of Folinic B12 Oil' from India to Ghana, which he claimed was required for ...