Mohali, May 25 -- A cybercrime racket operated by a gang of African nationals, who duped over 350 people across India and even abroad of nearly Rs.15 crore, has been busted by the Mohali police.

The accused, posing as UK or USA citizens over social media, lured victims with promises of expensive gifts and tricked them into paying lakhs as customs duty or bribes to receive the parcels, said police.

Probing into one such fraud reported by a city resident in January, Mohali police tracked down the gang to a rented flat in Noida, where they had been running a covert call centre, shared Mohali SSP Harmandeep Hans.

Seven accused, including five Nigerians and two Ghanaians, aged between 25 and 35, were arrested during the Friday raid.

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