Nigerians nabbed in fake credit card racket
Two Nigerians were nabbed on Sunday for illegally staying in the country and running an international credit card racket in major cities including Hyderabad. According to deputy commissioner of police (Task Force) Ch Ramchander, Kasope Sangodipe Adeyemo alias Lloyd Abraham alias Philip and Abolaji Mohammed alias Maroof, both hailing from Lagos in Nigeria had purchased `7 lakh worth goods from different shops by using 17 fake credit card of ICICI, Axis and other banks. Two others, Suleman alias Sule and Vincent Ezurika alias Godwin, are absconding.Police said Kasope came to the country on a business visa in 2007 and was staying in Arjun Nagar in New Delhi. He was earlier arrested by Delhi police for supplying narcotics and sent to prison for six months. Mohammed came on a threemonth visit visa in February 2011."Police said the accused used to purchase the fake credit cards through known persons in Nigeria and in India. "They are using them to buy electronic goods, clothes, shoes. Some purchased goods are exported to their country while others are sold online. Most credit cards belong to American citizens," Ramchander said. Since October 10, the accused made 10 transactions in the city and purchased laptops, digital camera, several costly mobile phones, furniture and even liquor worth more than `26,000 from a shop in Begumpet.
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