Police in Delhi have arrested a Nigerian national accused of duping more than 100 women across India by posing as a UK-based Korean businessman on a language exchange application.
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Stephane, also known as K Cee Dominic, was detained in Tilak Nagar, West Delhi, where he had been living in a rented apartment.
According to Hindustan Times, Dominic adopted the alias Duck Young, presenting himself as a Korean jewellery businessman settled in the United Kingdom.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said Dominic exploited the app, which connects people to practise foreign languages, to target single women.
“He would strike up conversations, gain their trust, and later claim to be stranded at immigration with pending documents or large-value cheques.
Associates would then impersonate officials and pressure victims to transfer money digitally,” Gautam explained.
The case came to light after a woman named Anjali filed a complaint on September 24, alleging that she had been cheated of ₹48,500.
She said Dominic, using his fake identity, told her he was detained at Mumbai airport for travelling without a medical facility card. She then received calls from individuals posing as immigration officials, who demanded money for his release. After paying via UPI, Anjali was asked to transfer an additional ₹2 lakh, which she refused.
Dominic subsequently cut off contact.Following the complaint, officers launched an investigation, analysing call records, bank transactions, and social media profiles.
The trail led them to Dominic’s accommodation, where they recovered a mobile phone containing multiple fake accounts and records of conversations with more than 100 women.
During interrogation, Dominic admitted that he entered India in 2019 on a six-month tourist visa obtained with an Ivorian passport, after facing difficulties securing an Indian visa as a Nigerian national.
He overstayed illegally after his visa expired and turned to online fraud when his savings ran out.
Police said further investigations are ongoing to identify his associates and trace the extent of the network involved in the scam.
