Four Africans, including Nigerians arrested in Sharjah, UAE for online fraud and possession of fake currency(Photos)

Four Africans, including Nigerians, who were involved in series

of online fraud and swindling crimes have been arrested by the

Sharkah Police.

   The suspects, among them a woman, allegedly offered goods

online to attract victims and then duped them using fake

currency.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had received a

complaint from an Arab man, who said that an African offered

to sell him a large quantity of the best quality coffee seeds at a

cheap price.

   The complainant said he met the suspect at a mall and agreed

to buy the seeds and paid a part of the amount as advance. The

complainant asked the suspect to give him receipt for the

payment. The suspect told the victim to accompany him to his

office in a neighbouring emirate, but when they reached, he told

him the office was closed and would give the receipt next day.

   Then the complainant asked the suspect to return his money

and the latter gave him an envelope with some money, only for

him to discover that the envelope contained fake currency.

During investigation, the team found out that there are four

African people promoting different kinds of goods online,

including the one who cheated the victim.

   The suspects were

located in an area in Sharjah.

The police raided their apartment and recovered a large amount

of stolen cash and fake currency. During the interrogation, the

suspects confessed that they promoted goods online to make

fake deals. They also used the fake currency for making money

doubling deals.