New Delhi: Four Nigerians were arrested in the national capital for allegedly duping people to the tune of Rs 8 lakh after creating a fake website of a leading private bank. The arrest from Mukherjee Nagar came following investigations into a complaint filed by HDFC bank that passwords of some of their customers have been hacked and they have lost money from their account.
Investigations revealed that a gang of Nigerians were involved in creating a fake website of HDFC and luring people to do transactions through the website, a senior police official said. The official said they had the password once the costumer use the website and later withdrew money from their accounts.
The customers complained to the bank that some money were missing from their account. The arrested were Kelichi Udu, Ukachehu Kwu, Samuel and Ernest. Their accomplice Abe Doya is still absconding and efforts are on to nab him, he said.
