New Delhi, June 14 -- In a significant breakthrough, the Delhi Police have busted an international cyber fraud racket involving a Nepali citizen and African nationals who allegedly duped people through online gift scams using fake social media identities and bank accounts.

The case came to light after a 48-year-old woman from Burari filed a complaint on the NCRP portal, alleging that she had been cheated out of Rs 1.10 lakh by an individual posing as a UK-based Facebook friend. The imposter, after establishing contact through Facebook and later WhatsApp, convinced her that he had sent expensive birthday gifts, which had allegedly been held by the Customs Department. He then demanded money to get the gifts released.

Believing the narrati...