The gang would identify its targets, usually job hunters who post their profiles on job sites. The gang would then promise them stay-at-home jobs.

Mishra said that the matter came to light when Manish Saxena from Lucknow called him and informed that Bhopal-based Monalisa Pandey had hacked Rs.1.90 lakh from his account.

When Monalisa was interrogated, it was revealed that she too was duped by someone on the promise of providing a job and she had also complained to Bhopal Police.

During investigations, the cyber crime cell came to know that some Nigerian national had hacked Saxena's bank account and transferred Rs.1.90 lakh into Monalisa's account.

Soon the crime cell zeroed in on Kachi Adiva alias Fank, who succeeded in giving police the slip. The police, however, discovered that Adiva was part of an international racket and Aug 22, they managed to arrest Emma and Lal Manghai, who too were associated with the racket.

'Since the IP address related to transfer of money from accounts has been traced to Nigeria we have written to the Interpol for further assistance,' Mishra said, adding the Nigerian embassy and immigration authorities have also been informed.