- He later confessed to the crime
Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell has arrested a Nigerian national, Patrick Ngomere, for allegedly hacking into a pharmaceutical company’s email and stealing ₹11.73 lakh (approximately N20 million).
Ngomere, a resident of Greater Noida, was apprehended near an ATM, where his mobile phone was found linked to the fraudulent bank account. He later confessed to the crime.
The scam began on December 10, 2024, when Janani Family Care Pvt. Ltd. received an email, purportedly from its vendor, Accent Pharma, instructing payment to a new account. The company unknowingly transferred ₹11.76 lakh before discovering the fraud.
Investigators traced the hacked email to Nigeria and tracked the funds to a bank account in Manipur. Surveillance footage led to Ngomere’s arrest. He was found to be in India without a valid visa and is suspected to be part of a larger criminal network.
An FIR has been filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Foreigners Act, with further investigations ongoing.
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