Rasheed was arrested on a complaint by someone who had been cheated of Rs.4 million. Thachenkery said they had found out that a dozen people had fallen into the gang's trap and lost close to Rs.40 million.

One of those cheated included a judge, he said.

'We did contact the judge but he denied losing money. However, after detailed cyber investigations, it has come to light that the judge had a lengthy discussion with the Nigerian gang. We have now found out that this Nigerian gang was operating in a few south Indian states,' Thachenkery added.