Fake UK doctor dupes CR Park man
NEW DELHI: Joyon Majumdar (65) from CR Park had never thought that an
internet chat with a "doctor" from the UK will cost his life's savings.
The fraudster wove an intricate trap—she offered the victim franchise of
an orthopaedic clinic in Delhi and even sent her agent with layouts,
authorization letters, certificates, plan of action and 60,000 US
dollars.
Majumdar was told that the agent was arrested at Delhi
airport and needed to pay for his "release". He also had to shell out
money to "clear" the red channel and pay off financial intelligence and
customs. Majumdar, who lost about Rs 10 lakh within days, has approached
Delhi Police for help.
The crime branch has registered a case
under sections of fraud, criminal conspiracy and 66A of the IT Act and
are trying to trace the numbers used by the agent and the IP address
used by the "doctor" while communicating with the victim, a source said.
Majumdar said he has been organizing recruitments for telecom
companies, hotels and hospitals since 1993, and is involved in religion,
astrology and ayurveda. His father had worked as a secretary in the
finance ministry.
"From August 2013, I had been in touch with
Dr Kate Floor, who claimed to be working as an orthopaedic doctor with
an offshore services company that reportedly provided services to Oil
Rigs. She indicated that she wanted to take premature retirement and
start an orthopaedic clinic in Delhi to help the medium and lower
segments here. She wanted to come to India to explore the possibility
and scout for a place that could be renovated to build a large clinic
with all the facilities, perhaps by collaborating with another doctor,"
he said in his complaint.
The doctor sent him a courier
reportedly containing architectural drawings, her medical certificate,
two laptops, a camcorder and two phones. She also mentioned to have sent
20,000 US dollars. The "courier man" called up Majumdar from Mumbai and
informed him that the customs duty needed to be paid.
"Thereafter, the parcel was apparently scanned by the customs and was
found to be containing a lot of cash that required a declaration from
the sender. The courier man also made Majumdar pay the penalty for
regularizing and releasing the parcel. Majumdar also paid to get the
financial intelligence clearance at the behest of the doctor," added the
complaint.
The courier man then claimed to have been
apprehended on his way to the airport for carrying too much cash, and
the victim had to shell out more money for his release. The man again
asked Majumdar to pay Rs 2.5 lakh on the pretext of being hauled up. The
victim smelled a rat and stopped the payments.
MD NAUSHAD ALAM
PGDM 2 SEM
NEW DELHI: Joyon Majumdar (65) from CR Park had never thought that an
internet chat with a "doctor" from the UK will cost his life's savings.
The fraudster wove an intricate trap—she offered the victim franchise of
an orthopaedic clinic in Delhi and even sent her agent with layouts,
authorization letters, certificates, plan of action and 60,000 US
dollars.
Majumdar was told that the agent was arrested at Delhi airport and needed to pay for his "release". He also had to shell out money to "clear" the red channel and pay off financial intelligence and customs. Majumdar, who lost about Rs 10 lakh within days, has approached Delhi Police for help.
The crime branch has registered a case under sections of fraud, criminal conspiracy and 66A of the IT Act and are trying to trace the numbers used by the agent and the IP address used by the "doctor" while communicating with the victim, a source said.
Majumdar said he has been organizing recruitments for telecom companies, hotels and hospitals since 1993, and is involved in religion, astrology and ayurveda. His father had worked as a secretary in the finance ministry.
"From August 2013, I had been in touch with Dr Kate Floor, who claimed to be working as an orthopaedic doctor with an offshore services company that reportedly provided services to Oil Rigs. She indicated that she wanted to take premature retirement and start an orthopaedic clinic in Delhi to help the medium and lower segments here. She wanted to come to India to explore the possibility and scout for a place that could be renovated to build a large clinic with all the facilities, perhaps by collaborating with another doctor," he said in his complaint.
The doctor sent him a courier reportedly containing architectural drawings, her medical certificate, two laptops, a camcorder and two phones. She also mentioned to have sent 20,000 US dollars. The "courier man" called up Majumdar from Mumbai and informed him that the customs duty needed to be paid.
"Thereafter, the parcel was apparently scanned by the customs and was found to be containing a lot of cash that required a declaration from the sender. The courier man also made Majumdar pay the penalty for regularizing and releasing the parcel. Majumdar also paid to get the financial intelligence clearance at the behest of the doctor," added the complaint.
The courier man then claimed to have been apprehended on his way to the airport for carrying too much cash, and the victim had to shell out more money for his release. The man again asked Majumdar to pay Rs 2.5 lakh on the pretext of being hauled up. The victim smelled a rat and stopped the payments.
Majumdar was told that the agent was arrested at Delhi airport and needed to pay for his "release". He also had to shell out money to "clear" the red channel and pay off financial intelligence and customs. Majumdar, who lost about Rs 10 lakh within days, has approached Delhi Police for help.
The crime branch has registered a case under sections of fraud, criminal conspiracy and 66A of the IT Act and are trying to trace the numbers used by the agent and the IP address used by the "doctor" while communicating with the victim, a source said.
Majumdar said he has been organizing recruitments for telecom companies, hotels and hospitals since 1993, and is involved in religion, astrology and ayurveda. His father had worked as a secretary in the finance ministry.
"From August 2013, I had been in touch with Dr Kate Floor, who claimed to be working as an orthopaedic doctor with an offshore services company that reportedly provided services to Oil Rigs. She indicated that she wanted to take premature retirement and start an orthopaedic clinic in Delhi to help the medium and lower segments here. She wanted to come to India to explore the possibility and scout for a place that could be renovated to build a large clinic with all the facilities, perhaps by collaborating with another doctor," he said in his complaint.
The doctor sent him a courier reportedly containing architectural drawings, her medical certificate, two laptops, a camcorder and two phones. She also mentioned to have sent 20,000 US dollars. The "courier man" called up Majumdar from Mumbai and informed him that the customs duty needed to be paid.
"Thereafter, the parcel was apparently scanned by the customs and was found to be containing a lot of cash that required a declaration from the sender. The courier man also made Majumdar pay the penalty for regularizing and releasing the parcel. Majumdar also paid to get the financial intelligence clearance at the behest of the doctor," added the complaint.
The courier man then claimed to have been apprehended on his way to the airport for carrying too much cash, and the victim had to shell out more money for his release. The man again asked Majumdar to pay Rs 2.5 lakh on the pretext of being hauled up. The victim smelled a rat and stopped the payments.
MD NAUSHAD ALAM
PGDM 2 SEM
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