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TjRulz,

This is not the work of one or two people, there is racket of more than one here of course.
We have had enough tolerance of crime in india and other countries by such ###, and will NOT ALLOW ### TO RULE AMERICA as well, to take HARD EARNED TAX PAYERS MONEY, from decent honest people who are just ordinary folks surviving a harsh economy already. This money is perhaps some folks entire years' worth of savings! These jerks have a second think coming if they feel they can get away with it, perhaps they don't know what Americans and esp Indian Americans are capable of. This racketeers are coming back again and again in different business names and fake entities, to dupe us.
Please ask everyone to FOLLOW UP WITH LOCAL POLICE AND BANK DAILY.
Next : you just dont know if the ### criminal is watching this forum - they usually do.

I think EVERYONE here should go to every lengths possible to file with their banks, local police, FBI, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AIRLINES, FTC, everyone possible. with as much detail as possible. If there is sufficient official complaints, the FBI WILL GET INVOLVED. Im 100% sure the culprits will not be able to set foot in the USA again, and if they do, they WILL BE TAUGHT A LESSON THEY WONT FORGET, AND WHEN THE TIME COMES THEY ARE CAUGHT, LET US FORM A ALLIANCE SO each and everyone OF US CAN TESTIFY and DO WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING THESE RACKETEERS TO EXPERIENCE JAIL.
TIME TO SHOW THESE HOODLUMS WE MEAN BUSINESS AND WE WILL NOT REST OR SIT QUIET UNTIL THEY ARE PUNISHED.

TjRulz,

I agree. However, this is not the work of one or two people, there is racket of more than one here of course. We have had enough tolerance of such crime in india and other countries by these ###, and will NOT ALLOW ### TO RULE AMERICA as well, to take HARD EARNED TAX PAYERS MONEY, from decent honest people who are just ordinary folks surviving a harsh economy already. This money is perhaps some folks entire years' worth of savings! These jerks have a second think coming if they feel they can get away with it. This/these racketeers are coming back again and again in different business names and fake entities, to dupe us.
Please, everyone : FOLLOW UP WITH LOCAL POLICE AND BANK DAILY, first things you just dont know if the ### criminal is watching this forum - they usually do. I think EVERYONE here should go to every lengths possible individually at first, to file with their banks, local police, FBI, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AIRLINES, FTC, everyone possible. with as much detail as possible. DO NOT BE LAZY OR THINK YOU DO NOT HAVE THE POWER BECAUSE YOU DO!
Im 100% sure the culprit will not be able to set foot in the USA again, and if they do, they WILL BE TAUGHT A LESSON THEY WONT FORGET IN A HURRY, AND WHEN THE TIME COMES THEY ARE CAUGHT, LET US FORM A ALLIANCE SO each and everyone OF US CAN TESTIFY.TIME TO SHOW THESE HOODLUMS WE MEAN BUSINESS.

My Advise to all poor people who have been victim on this forum. DO NOT LOSE HEART.
ITS EASY TO GET THIS CRIMINAL. THE MORE YOU COMPLAIN TO AS MANY AUTHORITIES AS POSSIBLE, THE MORE OUR CHANCES ARE. BUT YOU SINCERELY NEED TO FOLLOW UP, EVERYDAY IF POSSIBLE, THAT WAY BIGGER AND BETTER CHANCES helping authorities nab him.
Lets get this racket busted, this is not the work of one or two people, there is racket of more than one here of course. We have had enough tolerance of ### crime in india and other countries by these ###, and will NOT ALLOW ### TO RULE AMERICA as well, to take HARD EARNED TAX PAYERS MONEY, from decent honest people who are just ordinary folks surviving a harsh economy already. This money is perhaps some folks entire years' worth of savings!

This racketeers are coming back again and again in different business names and fake entities, to dupe us all. if you look at the travel agencies records and reviews in New York you ail find out a lot !

Please : FOLLOW UP WITH LOCAL POLICE AND BANK DAILY, first things you just dont know if the ### criminal is watching this forum - they usually do. I think EVERYONE here should go to every lengths possible to file with their banks, local police, FBI, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AIRLINES, FTC, everyone possible. with as much detail as possible. Im 100% sure the culprit will not be able to set foot in the USA again, and if they do, they WILL BE TAUGHT A LESSON THEY WONT FORGET, AND WHEN THE TIME COMES THEY ARE CAUGHT, LET US FORM A ALLIANCE SO each and everyone OF US CAN TESTIFY.
TIME TO SHOW THESE HOODLUMS WE WILL NOT TOLERATE CRIME IN AMERICA, WE MEAN BUSINESS AND WE WILL NOT SIT QUIETLY LIKE THEY PROBABLY THINK MOST INDIANS WOULD! . WE LIVE IN THE USA, NOT ANY SE ASIAN COUNTRY. LET US GO TO EVERY LENGTH POSSIBLE TO COMPLAIN AND THEN TESTIFY., EVEN F THIS COSTS A BIT OF TIME AND INCONVENIENCE, IN THE LONG RUN,  YOU ARE ONLY PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES. DONT LET HARD WORKING DECENT INDIANS IN USA ALSO BECOME VICTIMS OF GUTTER SE ASIAN CRIME RACKETS such as this, AND REALLY, YOU AND ONLY YOU and I - CAN DO THIS TO REALLY HELP AND PROTECT and PREVENT OUR MONIES FROM BEING USURPED LIKE THIS (OR MORE WAYS), IN THE FUTURE. GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ARE FIGHTING THIS CRIME TOOTH AND NAIL.

Good idea TjRulz, lets collect the details and get our money back !

Hi Truljz
Agree. And thank you for taking this initiative.
This is a big racket, which may quite possibly have number of people employed, and possibly, local as well as international, using multiple fake passports, fake IDs' etc as it has US and international banks involved.

Like to join hands with you and just like to add the course of ACTION since a few are still asking what to do:
Individually lodge complaint with local PD and follow up daily on your report if can, report with all other U.S organizations you can think of : banks, consumer affairs, FBI at ic3.gov, the airlines, Fedral Trade Commission, BBB, US State District Attorney General of your state, write to all possible desi journals and magazines you know and can think of, alert your friends and family, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whats App etc, the MORE educated people are, the BETTER chances of stopping and catching these guys. If you know anyone else too who has been scammed like this, make sure they add their name to the many people already lodged a complaint, please remember not all people are internet savvy, and may have not even heard of this crime or know what to do with the information when they discover they are victims, please help them.
Also it does not matter what the name of the agent you have been duped by, remember they operate under afferent names, but the game is always the same!

As a GROUP VOICE AND A BIG GROUP TO TESTIFY AGAINST THIS CRIME we have a chance to STOP THIS DIRTY RACKET AND BUST THESE DIRTY ### who are robbing hard-working and mostly gullible or poor people of Indian origin in the USA. BETTER CHANCES of nailing these criminal/s, there is SOME HOPE of our money recovered if we continue to PERSIST . These sort of criminals are allegedly and reportedly doing this "business " since a few years in the USA, acting every two-three years, forming different businesses, sometimes using this name, sometimes another, they close and open "shop" with ease. i

For your safety and to help the case : By all means share info on how everyone can contact the authorities but please DO NOT share your private information, and definitely do not give away police proceedings information with anyone that PD gives you . Victims are urged to exercise discretion, remember what you see here can also be seen by the criminals. Any information publicly recorded here ail will all have gone directly to your police dept. anyway, and FBI too, as by now this link is also with the authorities. Continue urging other people to also come forward and mention here if they have been scammed, how many $$$$ they have been scammed of, and urge them to report, this info should be public knowledge.

Be persistent in follow-ups with authorities, most important,  do not let a little time or inconvenience deter your testimonies ! remember: EACH ONE OF YOU COUNT, no matter how small the amount of money you lost, YOU ALONE can protect other future victims, including yourself, from crimes such as these - and worse! - in the future.

Good luck to you and all others, TjRulz, I really hope everyone including me, gets some sort of recourse to their monies lost in this manner.

Hi all, Two of my family members and I were victims of gandhi travel too. The more information we can collect, stronger will be our case. I have started a spreadsheet to collect details of all victims. Send an email to stoptravelfraud@gmail.com (created this for conversations) with your contact info and I will get in touch with you and share the spreadsheet. Earlier we can gather information, more chances of success - so please lets do something about this scam.
Thanks,
VRaj

Is this a closed case now ? No updates from local police, attorney etc. I have left voice mail, but no response from any authority.

The last update that I received was that the person of interest is not in the States anymore. All the operations were done from the ip in Pakistan. Also the person seems to be there. The only way that he can be pursued is if he is on an international flght or is in the States. We hope he makes that mistake.

In todays zeenews ... Fake Pakistani travel agents in US dupe travellers to India
Last Updated: Saturday, December 13, 2014 - 13:18
New York: Ten fake travel agents, most of them from Pakistan, have been indicted in a travel scam that left about 200 travellers to India stranded and bilked of more than $1 Million.

All of them have been charged in an indictment in New York State Supreme Court with varying counts of grand larceny in the second degree, identity theft in the first degree, and scheme to defraud, among other charges.

"This alleged scheme left a pregnant woman stranded during a multi-part trip, forced relatives to miss a family wedding abroad, and made it impossible for a son to visit his cancer-stricken father in India, " said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Vance.

The accused were identified as: Sadaqat Ali, 48, of the Bronx; Sumit Chawla, 42, of Pakistan; Zubair Dar, 49, of Queens; Sarfraz Khan, 51, of Queens; Shah Nawaz Kiani, 29, of Pakistan; Muhammad Asif, 32, of Pakistan; Chaudhary Muhammad Arif, 56, of Brooklyn; Rana Muhammad Tariq, 32, of Brooklyn; and Manjeet Singh, 40, of Queens.

According to the indictment, between June 2012 and November 2014, the accused operated a business involving multiple incorporated travel agencies, including Bombay Travel and Tours, Raj Travel, Gandhi Travel, Patel Travel and Maha Guru Travel.

They also fraudulently opened several bank accounts in the name of these travel agencies, using falsified passports and licenses.

The accused placed advertisements in predominately Indian-American publications throughout the US and purported to offer competitively priced tickets to and from popular destinations in India.

Travellers seeking assistance with arrangements were instructed to provide names, passport numbers, and flight information, and deposit payment cheques directly into bank accounts controlled by the accused.

However, in lieu of using customers` cheques to pay for tickets, they pocketed the money and instead used stolen credit card information to buy the tickets that were later sent to their customers.

When travellers arrived at the airport for their scheduled trips, many were informed that their tickets had been cancelled, or that they would not be able to travel using the illegally purchased tickets, for which they had already paid thousands of dollars to the accused.
IANS - First Published: Saturday, December 13, 2014 - 13:18

Hi Is there way to recover money ?

Hi, Have you all been able to get to a resolution for this? This week myself & several friends I know have been scammed in a similar way. We transferred money in exchange for tickets & realized that Emirates has suspended these tickets. Luckily we came to know about this a month before our travel date. But I believe our money is gone. Details are:
Damen Travel and Tours.
Kunal Sharma
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