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A 38-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in Faridabad, Haryana, India, for allegedly defrauding multiple women of millions of rupees by posing as a wealthy businessman on matrimonial websites and social media.
The suspect, identified as Samuel Ogun, also known as Stepney Derrick, allegedly created fake profiles to target women seeking marriage.
According to DCP (Cybercrime) Shavya Goyal, he used attractive photographs and fabricated personal details to build trust, presenting himself as an international businessman based abroad.
After initiating contact, he would gradually draw victims into emotional relationships and promise marriage.
He would then send fake flight tickets and parcel receipts, claiming he was travelling to India to meet and marry them.
Police said he would later allege that his luggage or parcels had been detained by customs officials and required urgent payment for clearance. Convinced by the story, victims transferred large sums of money into multiple bank accounts. Losses in such cases reportedly ran into lakhs and crores.
In addition to the matrimonial scam, the suspect is also accused of defrauding individuals through fake loan schemes, promising quick approvals at low interest rates.
Ogun was arrested during investigations into two cases registered against him at the Noida Cybercrime Police Station.
In one case, a woman was allegedly defrauded of nearly ₹56 lakh, while another victim lost about ₹1.3 crore.
Similar cases linked to the suspect have also been reported in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Police believe he may have carried out multiple frauds across different states.
On Thursday, March 19, 2026, a police team recovered five mobile phones, a laptop, a tablet, a Wi-Fi router, a dongle, several SIM cards, foreign currency, and multiple passports bearing different identities, along with forged documents, from his residence in Faridabad.
Investigators said the suspect used multiple fake identities and passports of different nationalities to evade detection. When one identity became compromised, he allegedly travelled abroad to obtain another before returning to India.
Digital evidence, police said, shows he maintained simultaneous contact with 15 to 16 women under different aliases.
The seized devices have been sent for forensic examination as investigations continue.
