Cheated by fraud agent, Indian woman returns home safe after IFF intervention

[email protected] (Iqbal Katipalla, Jubail (CD Network))
October 24, 2012

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Dammam, October 24: An Indian woman who had been stranded in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, flew back home safely thanks to the efforts of India Fraternity Forum.

Hyderabad based Rubeena (name changed) had got an offer of a beautician job from the Kingdom through an Indian agent. However, it was a terrible reality when she practically assigned to that occupation.

Rubeena had happily agreed to fly Saudi Arabia with lots of dreams in her mind when she was approached by an agent with a visa of beautician. But all her dreams ruined when she came to know that she was cheated and actually her profession in the visa was of a housemaid.

She had been forced to carry out works such as cleaning, washing etc. She also allegedly faced physical and mental harassment from the sponsor. Apparently she became sick due to heavy work load.

After enduring pain for several days, finally she managed escape when she had accompanied her sponsor for shopping. She later contacted the owners of coffee shop in Qateef area and explained them about her situation.

They helped her to contact the police who admitted her in a hospital. One of the nurses informed her brother in Tabuq, who contacted IFF people for help.

IFF members approached the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and pressurized the officials to take necessary steps to send Rubeena back home.

Rubeena and her family members have expressed gratitude to the IFF activists for their service.


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Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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