Kannur (Kerala) Oct 15 (IANS) Six people were arrested here for their alleged involvement in credit card frauds, the police said Thursday.
Five of the arrested men are from Mumbai and the other from Kerala. They made fake credit cards with the details of original card holders and duped many, Inspector General Tomin J. Thachenkery told IANS.

According to the police, the arrested men are part of an international racket, which is controlled by a 30-year-old Nigerian national, Ali.

Thachenkery said the police have cast the net for Ali, who operates from Mumbai.

In August this year, Thachenkeri, who heads the cyber wing of the Kerala police, had arrested a Nigerian gang which was involved in internet frauds.

“The credit card fraud gang has close links with the earlier arrested Nigerian team,” Thachenkeri said.

The team purchased jewellery worth Rs.2.75 lakh from a shop here Oct 3 using fake credit card. But the original card holder, who is staying abroad, filed a complaint with the Kerala police after coming to know that he was duped.

“He filed a complaint and we could soon track the culprits,” said Thachenkeri.