10 Nigerians held for online lottery fraud

Ten Nigerian nationals, allegedly involved in an online fraud, have been arrested by Andhra Pradesh police in Mumbai.
The accused, who were involved in a lottery fraud, were arrested yesterday at Chandansar gaon in Virar (East).
They were brought before a court here today and were sent to judicial remand, Additional Director General of Police (CID) T Krishna Prasad said here.
The state CID officials had launched a probe following a complaint lodged in February last year.
In his complaint, the victim from Nizamabad district, said he was cheated by some online fraudsters, who told him that he had won a lottery.

The fraudsters extracted Rs 27 lakh from him as "processing fees".

The complainant further stated that he had deposited money in different banks as per their directions.
During the investigation, police got a tip-off that the fraudsters were residing in Mumbai, from where they were arrested yesterday, CID DG said.
The accused confessed that they had been indulging in such frauds since long, the DG added.