Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Fraudsters find a new way to mint money
11-03-2008, 07:58 AM
Post: #1
Fraudsters find a new way to mint money
by Myra Imran
With the public becoming wary of cheats who use different methods to deprive people of their money, the newest trap laid out, especially targeting women, has now come to light.

The latest trap involves the woman receiving the call being told that she has won a car. The company offering this mouthwatering prize is almost always based in Karachi.

The ‘lucky’ winner is informed that either she would have to come to Karachi to claim the prize or if she wanted, the vehicle could be shipped to Islamabad. Obviously, the latter option would seem attractive.

Noreen Farooq almost got trapped but fortunately sensed foul play just in time. She had filled up a coupon at one of the stores where she does her shopping.

One morning she received a call from a man who introduced himself as Rana Zulfiqar-ur-Rehman. He congratulated her on winning a car.

“He said that he was calling from Rehman Foods in Karachi and gave me the cell number of his General Manager Syed Riaz Gilani,” she told ‘The News’.

Initially excited, Noreen contacted the GM who again greeted her warmly and asked how she wanted to collect her prize. “When I chose the shipping option, he asked me to contact him after 9:30 p.m.,” she said.

On phoning him up that evening, she was given another cell number of a person posing to be the company manager running the transport company.

“The details that the GM gave me seemed complete with all the file and booking numbers, address of the transport guy and other details,” she said.

She was also guided on the documents required to be submitted, included a copy of her national identity card, passport size pictures along with a stamp paper mentioning that she had received the prize.

Noreen said that she became suspicious because everything was being done fairly quickly. “When I contacted the transport man he again congratulated me saying that I was lucky to have won this prize without spending anything.”

The shipping guy gave her details of the money she would have to pay for transportation of the vehicle from Karachi to Islamabad. He said that half the amount, in this instance Rs6,000, would have to be paid in advance for the car to begin its journey.

“He gave me an account number and insisted that I deposit Rs6,000,” she said pointing out that her family smelt a rat and she stopped communicating with them.

Although Noreen escaped from what was a perfect plot, who knows how many gullible people would have been robbed of their money. “They did many things which were indicative of their real identity yet I ignored all those, excited as I was,” she admitted.

Sharing some clues to detect this fraud, she said that the contacts given to her were all mobile numbers.

“They said that their company had no sub-office in the capital and all of them appeared to be in a big hurry and wanted me to decide quickly,” she said adding that they warned her that she might lose the chance if she delayed. Good that she did lose this one!

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144650
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  Overseas Pakistanis prepared To spend money on Pakistan: Dr. Mubasher LRE-Azan 0 656 08-17-2023 05:04 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  Islamabad Fails to Find Permanent Landfill Site, Consultant Engaged January,21,2023 LRE-Azan 0 1,058 01-21-2023 01:18 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  Chief Justice Declares That The Money Of The Poor Will Not Be Plundered With Salman 0 6,617 08-26-2013 03:19 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Pedestrians may soon find a wall on Expressway Salman 0 4,486 03-14-2013 05:41 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Punjab government High on projects, low on money Salman 0 4,622 09-24-2012 04:12 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Cash-starved CDA seeks lost club to make money Salman 0 5,219 07-27-2012 11:55 AM
Last Post: Salman
  CDA to use Park Enclave’s money on other projects Salman 0 4,309 05-05-2012 12:20 PM
Last Post: Salman
  CDA to spend Rs 5b of taxpayers’ money on controversial LED project Salman 0 3,927 04-03-2012 01:06 PM
Last Post: Salman
  More money approved for ZPI Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,683 05-20-2011 12:01 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Corruption & Money Laundring in india LRE 0 4,208 02-04-2011 10:13 AM
Last Post: LRE
  A GRAVE CONCERN - To find a grave in DHA’s graveyard… Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,466 01-29-2011 02:13 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Nawaz amassed over $1bn ill-gotten money: Musharraf Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,871 11-10-2010 02:23 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  British students find Pakistanis peaceful Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,948 10-26-2010 02:41 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Dr Farooq’s wife appeals for help to find killers Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,697 09-24-2010 12:38 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  FBR to find other sources to raise Rs 30bn if GST not increased Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,854 06-12-2010 11:43 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Amensity Scheme for Bringing Back Money in Foreign Countries LRE 0 3,774 01-10-2010 08:24 PM
Last Post: LRE
  Musharraf funnelling money to improve image’ LahoreEstate 0 3,211 11-21-2009 07:12 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  ‘Musharraf funnelling money to aides to stage return’ Naveed Yaseen 0 3,219 11-20-2009 08:44 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Pakistani jailed in US for running illegal money transfer business Naveed Yaseen 0 3,525 10-24-2009 06:30 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Some money changers facilitating terrorists: Rehman Malik Naveed Yaseen 0 4,167 10-23-2009 06:49 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)