Nigerian scamsters have changed tactics as they target Indian people online , security experts have warned . The fraudsters are no longer relying on phishing emails about lotteries and charity as bait Attack.Phishing , but are duping Attack.Phishing people on the pretext of partnering with MNCs ( multinational companies ) , investing in herbal seed businesses and channelising foreign funds . According to security agencies , there is a complete shift in the modus operandi of these Nigerian web gangs . A senior Delhi Police Crime Branch officer said : 'The scamsters lure Attack.Phishing gullible targets via social networking sites such as Facebook . 'They then pose as Attack.Phishing diplomats or MNC executives and entice Attack.Phishing their targets to invest in a global venture , which actually does not exist . 'Interestingly , all dealings are done at high-secured areas such as airport and five-star hotels to give an impression of being high-flyers and avoid the risk of getting into trouble . ' 'There is no fixed narrative . Depending upon the profile of the target , the gang traps them . In the herbal seeds scam , the victim is approached online as a representative of an overseas pharmaceutical firm looking to source herbal seeds from local farmers through an agent . They promise the victim huge returns if they pay the agent upfront for the seeds . Then they disappear with the money , ' said Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force 's additional superintendent of police Triveni Singh . One of the latest victims is Meerut 's Varun Thapar , who lost Rs 3 lakh to a Nigerian gang . Thapar went to meet the gang members at a five star hotel in Mumbai and Delhi . He told Mail Today : 'The gang members contact through their international number or makes a WhatsApp call . The gang sounds so professional that it is difficult to make out that they are fraud . ' I was trapped after getting a friend request from a Manchester-based female executive . I was given seed sample in Mumbai and later duped at a five-star hotel in Delhi . The trap was so perfect that I could not sense any foul play . ' During investigation , it was found that all the numbers used for communication were taken on fake identities . Police claim the gangs have developed a new trick Attack.Phishing , where they pose as Attack.Phishing diplomat or MNC executive and work in nexus with a local youth who helps them with logistics .