Three held in Delhi for circulating fake money orders in US
February 1st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Three Nigerians, including a woman, were arrested here for printing counterfeit money orders running into million of dollars in India and then circulating these in US, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Monday.
Edenowo Adeaunne, Dosunmu Oluwatosin and their female companion Sanni Animat were arrested Saturday from south Delhi.
They were held after US authorities here registered a complaint with the CBI.
A consignment of 158 counterfeit MoneyGram (money orders) worth $153,260 (Rs.73 lakh) were recovered from them.
“They were forwarding consignments of such counterfeit MoneyGram from India to the US through various courier companies while concealing their identity and whereabouts. In the last six months, US authorities have intercepted counterfeit MoneyGram of $36,78,125 (Rs.17.65 crore),” a CBI spokesman said here.
“We are investigating their links, modus operandi and the channel of money transfer. The US authorities are also being approached through the Interpol,” the spokesman added.
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