Mumbai Couple Duped

An elderly man from south Mumbai was allegedly duped to the tune of Rs 4.35 crore by a cyber fraudster, who told him that he was entitled to get a Provident Fund corpus of Rs 11 crore, police said on Thursday.

An offence has been registered against a couple for allegedly duping a farmer from Latur of Rs 12.8 lakh by promising to get his sons jobs with the Central Railway, police said on Monday.

The accused were supposed to pay Rs 15.97 crore to the victim, he said, adding that a probe into the case is on.

A couple has been arrested from Surat in neighbouring Gujarat for allegedly duping over 200 women to the tune of Rs 5 crore in a fraudulent investment scheme that promised high returns, a Mumbai police official said on Tuesday.

To the parents' of four students from the city, Jayesh Pithadiya and his wife Trupti seemed like the gateway to gaining admission in top city colleges. But, that dream was shattered after Pithadiya turned out to be a cheat, duping them collectively to the tune of Rs 30 lakh.

The Bandra police have arrested chartered accountant Gopal Naik on charges of duping a man of Rs 65 lakh. Naik, 56, was arrested on Friday, after an FIR lodged by Jude Suares.Suares alleged that Naik had cheated him and his wife. Naik handed them around 20 cheques, all of which bounced.Suares, a Bandra-based businessman and social worker, sold his ...

A couple from Mumbai is allegedly at the forefront of a fraud that has its origins in a Snow White laundry in the United Kingdom.A complaint against them was filed by Philomina Brazz, owner of a recruitment agency in Malad. The Rawals approached the recruitment agency saying they needed Indian employees for Snow White Inc, a laundry in the UK. The ...

An elderly man from south Mumbai was allegedly duped to the tune of Rs 4.35 crore by a cyber fraudster, who told him that he was entitled to get a Provident Fund corpus of Rs 11 crore, police said on Thursday.

An offence has been registered against a couple for allegedly duping a farmer from Latur of Rs 12.8 lakh by promising to get his sons jobs with the Central Railway, police said on Monday.

The accused were supposed to pay Rs 15.97 crore to the victim, he said, adding that a probe into the case is on.

A couple has been arrested from Surat in neighbouring Gujarat for allegedly duping over 200 women to the tune of Rs 5 crore in a fraudulent investment scheme that promised high returns, a Mumbai police official said on Tuesday.

To the parents' of four students from the city, Jayesh Pithadiya and his wife Trupti seemed like the gateway to gaining admission in top city colleges. But, that dream was shattered after Pithadiya turned out to be a cheat, duping them collectively to the tune of Rs 30 lakh.

The Bandra police have arrested chartered accountant Gopal Naik on charges of duping a man of Rs 65 lakh. Naik, 56, was arrested on Friday, after an FIR lodged by Jude Suares.Suares alleged that Naik had cheated him and his wife. Naik handed them around 20 cheques, all of which bounced.Suares, a Bandra-based businessman and social worker, sold his ...

A couple from Mumbai is allegedly at the forefront of a fraud that has its origins in a Snow White laundry in the United Kingdom.A complaint against them was filed by Philomina Brazz, owner of a recruitment agency in Malad. The Rawals approached the recruitment agency saying they needed Indian employees for Snow White Inc, a laundry in the UK. The ...