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The India police has arrested two Nigerian nationals in Delhi for allegedly duping women after befriending them on social media.



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The suspects, identified as Raphael,19, and Evans Chukwudi, 20, live in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar, police said on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

The police said they received a complaint from a woman from Tri Nagar alleging that she was duped of Rs 149,100 by one Deepak Kumar, who she was friends with on social media.

The woman alleged that a few days after she became friends with the accused, he pretended to send her costly gifts.

The woman alleged that a few days after she became friends with the accused, he pretended to send her costly gifts.

The following day, she received a call from someone claiming to be a customs official from the airport.

The 'customs official' instructed her to transfer money for "clearance" of a gift, a senior police officer said.

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