Amdavadi fraudsters dupe Ahmedabad girl studying abroad

Ahmedabad: According to the complaint filed by Naranpura resident Dushyant Shah on behalf of his daughter Dhruma, 28, who is currently studying in Canada, some fraudsters had called her up to give her a scare over immigration issues, offering to settle for CND 1,450 (Rs 73,028). Dhruma, who has been living with her uncle Paresh Shah in Canada for the last two years, apparently fell for the trick and deposited the money where asked.
Later, the money was traced to a bank account in Ahmedabad and complaint filed at cyber cell of city crime branch against one Prashant Gajjar and others for cheating Dhruma.
Cyber cell officials of the city crime branch said that the accused had called up Dhruma on May 19 posing as Canadian immigration officers and told her that she has not finished immigration procedures, and hence they hold a warrant to arrest her.
"The caller said if she wants to settle the dispute she will have to pay 1,450 Canadian dollars. Shah who had gone to study Food Science Technology got frightened, and shelled out the amount in the name of one Prashant Gajjar through a money exchanger in India," added a cyber-cell official.
According to crime branch officials the same persons took another chance and called on the landline number of Shah's uncle Paresh Shah, on the very next day, and asked Dhruma to deposit another 3,290 Canadian dollars.
"These time around, Dhruma told her uncle about the calls, who deduced they were fraudsters. Both Dhruma and her uncle Paresh then went to the post office at Brampton from where she had earlier sent the money, and got the details of the money transfer," added a crime branch official.
Crime branch sources said Dhruma then contacted her father and asked him to lodge a complaint with Ahmedabad police, as the money was withdrawn from Ahmedabad within ten minutes of deposit.
"We have lodged a complaint under sections related to cheating based on the information given by Dushyant Shah. We are hunting for the accused and will nab them soon. We have even identified the centre of the money exchange agency," added a senior crime branch official.