Archive · 3 Jul 2025
Nigerian Man Arrested for Duping Woman on Matrimonial Site
A man pretended to be sending gifts to a woman he met online.
He told her the gifts were coming from a foreign country.
Then, someone pretending to be from customs called and said she needed to pay taxes to get the gifts.
The woman paid the money, but never received anything.
The police arrested the man who was part of the scam in Delhi.
He had been living in India for a while and is now in jail.
His partner is still being searched for.
A Nigerian national was arrested in Delhi for allegedly defrauding a woman through a matrimonial website.
The accused posed as someone sending gifts, including jewelry and US dollars, to the victim.
The victim received calls from individuals claiming to be from customs, demanding tax payments for the supposed courier.
The victim transferred a total of Rs 136,200 but never received the courier.
The accused was living in India since November 2022 and was sent to judicial custody.
- Who
- Musa Ali Ikeja, a Nigerian national, was arrested, along with an accomplice who is still at large. The victim is a woman from Faridabad.
- What
- A Nigerian national was arrested for an online fraud scheme involving a fake gift courier.
- When
- The arrest occurred recently, after the woman filed a complaint on April 18. The accused has been living in India since November 2022.
- Where
- The arrest took place in Delhi's Mehrauli. The woman is from Faridabad.
- Why
- The accused allegedly defrauded the woman by pretending to send her gifts and demanding tax payments.
- Accused's Name
- Musa Ali Ikeja
- Nationality
- Nigerian
- Location of Arrest
- Mehrauli, Delhi
- Victim's Location
- Faridabad
- Amount Defrauded
- Rs 136,200
- Modus Operandi
- Matrimonial Site Scam
- Accused's Residency in India
- Since November 2022
