The Indian police released a communique on Sat. 3rd January. 2015 stating they have arrested four Nigerian youth for internet-related scams. Peter Austin (29), Eboh Felix (26), Steffi Ebohon (24) and Uzaonicho Danial (26) were apprehended when they managed to induce a Indian student to deposit some money after winning a contest.
The modus operandi is almost the same. Victims are convinced to pay for registration fees, custom clearance charges and insurance before they can claim their prize. Some of the victims are asked to deposit monies in a specified account and in some cases, act in collaboration with the locals to give credence to the victims.
In this case, the Indian police managed to apprehend the scammers after posing as another victim.
