India, Aug. 8 -- Delhi Police have arrested four people, including a Nigerian woman, for allegedly cheating a Delhi resident of Rs 1.46 lakh by promising to send him a parcel containing US dollars and gold, officials said on Friday. The accused were identified as Deepak Kumar, 22, Konda Sagar, 33, Azmeera Vinod Kumar, 30, and Nigerian national Simeon Miracle Chinonso, 22. Police said the victim was contacted through chats and phone calls by persons posing as US residents. He was told that a parcel containing dollars and gold had been sent in his name and was persuaded to make payments for a money declaration certificate, flight tickets, customs clearance and release of the purportedly seized parcel. The victim transferred the money through multiple UPI IDs and bank accounts. Police traced the accused to Delhi, Telangana and Visakhapatnam. Three allegedly supplied mule accounts for commissions, while Chinonso posed as immigration and customs officials.
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