Mumbai: Businessman Pays Rs 20,000 for Goa Villa, Finds Out It Doesn’t Exist Upon Arrival

Mumbai, Maharashtra (April 2, 2025): A Chandigarh-based businessman lost Rs 20,000 in an online scam while booking a villa in Goa for a family vacation. The victim made an advance payment for the property, but when he arrived at the location, he discovered that no such villa existed. He later filed a complaint with Goa Police, and Mumbai's CBI has now taken up the investigation. According to reports, the businessman booked a property named Ruby Villa through Booking.com. A person named MD Goremia contacted him, claiming to manage the villa. The businessman wanted to book the place for 10 people from December 25 to January 4. Goremia demanded an advance payment of Rs 20,000, which the victim transferred via a digital payment app. However, when he arrived in Goa, he realised that the villa did not exist.

After understanding that he had been scammed, he filed a police complaint. The case is now under investigation by Mumbai's CBI.

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Man Defrauds Seven of Rs 8.75 Lakh With Fake Job Offers in Saudi Arabia

Mumbai’s JJ Marg Police have registered a case against a man accused of defrauding seven people out of Rs 8.75 lakh by promising them jobs at a reputed hospital in Saudi Arabia. The accused, identified as Mohammed Abutalib Syed, allegedly misled the victims by offering them high-paying jobs abroad. According to police, he assured them of positions at a well-known Saudi hospital. However, five of the seven victims were instead given cleaning jobs at a poultry farm.

Mohammed Sayyadur Rahman Mohammed Abdul Hamid, 41, filed a complaint at JJ Marg Police Station. He first spoke with Abutalib in November 2023 after the latter claimed he could arrange visas and jobs at a Saudi hospital. The complainant and six others, including his two brothers, paid Rs 8.75 lakh, trusting his assurances. Five victims—Badruddin Farooq Ahmed, Mohammed Ismail Ali, Mohammed Jamaluddin, Mohammed Sarim Ahmed, and Rashid Ahmed—were sent to Riyadh. Instead of hospital jobs, they were forced to work at a poultry farm. They were deported after a month. The remaining two victims never had their passports processed for travel. Upon realizing they had been cheated, the victims filed a police complaint. Authorities have registered a case, and further investigation is underway.