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New Indian Express
27-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Coimbatore entrepreneur duped of Rs 64 lakh online in overseas job scam
COIMBATORE: A woman entrepreneur from Coimbatore has allegedly lost Rs 64 lakh in a sophisticated online scam promising low-cost overseas job placements. The Cyber Crime Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Gujarat in connection with the fraud and are continuing further investigation. The victim, a resident of RS Puram and director of BiMars Education Limited — a firm that facilitates placements in countries like Ukraine, Croatia, Poland, and Serbia — came across a Facebook advertisement offering international job opportunities at affordable rates. The ad was allegedly posted by the accused, Mohammad Irfan Shaikh (25), son of Mohammad Farid Shaikh, a native of Khambhat in Gujarat's Anand district. Believing his promises, the woman entered into an agreement with a purported company named Sunsteller Private Limited, which police later confirmed to be fictitious. Following the agreement, she transferred around Rs 64 lakh to an ICICI Bank account held by the accused, across multiple transactions. The payments were made in exchange for visa invitations, work permits, and other supporting documentation for her clients seeking jobs abroad. The scam came to light after the applicants attempted to verify their documents at various VFS centres, only to discover they were invalid. Acting on the complaint, the Coimbatore City Cyber Crime Police booked the case under IPC sections 419, 420, 466, 468, 471 and Section 66D of the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008. Police sources confirmed the arrest of Mohammad Irfan Shaikh and said further investigation is underway to uncover possible accomplices and recover the defrauded amount.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Time of India
Man arrested on charges of cheating Coimbatore woman of Rs 64 lakh
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city cybercrime police have arrested a man from Gujarat for cheating a woman of Rs 64 lakh. The arrested man has been identified as M Mohammed Irfan Shaikh, 25, of Khambhat in Anand district in Gujarat. Police said Shaikh, who completed Class XII, visited Ukraine with his elder brother, M Mohammed Sufiyan Shaikh, 27, on a student visa in 2022. They worked as cab drivers in Ukraine. They obtained Schengen visas and visited Croatia, Poland and Serbia, where they learned the details of work permits. They returned to India in 2023 when the Russia-Ukraine war began. In 2023, the brothers started a fake firm named Sunsteller Private Limited in Anand district. They advertised on Facebook that they would obtain visas and work permits in European countries for a meagre charge. A 40-year-old woman, a resident of RS Puram in Coimbatore city who is the director of BiMars Education Limited, noticed the advertisement and contacted the brothers through social media. The brothers promised to facilitate overseas placement at a low cost and entered into an agreement with the woman. Following the agreement, she transferred Rs 64 lakh to the brothers in multiple transactions until December 2024. The money was paid in exchange for work permits, visa invitations and related documentation for various European countries. Based on the documents provided by the duo, she applied for visa verification and discovered that all the documents were fake. Based on the woman's complaint, the Coimbatore city cybercrime police registered a case against the brothers in January 2025. A team of police led by sub-inspector Praveen visited Gujarat and arrested Mohammed Irfan Shaikh. He was brought to Coimbatore city on Monday morning and remanded in judicial custody.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- The Hindu
Fraudster arrested from Gujarat in foreign job placement scam
The Cyber Crime Wing of the city police has arrested Mohammed Irfan Shaikh (25) of Anand district in Gujarat, based on a complaint by a resident of R.S. Puram that he had cheated her of ₹64 lakh by promising overseas placements. The complainant, who is the director of BiMars Education Limited, a company placing applicants in jobs in foreign countries such as Ukraine, Croatia, Poland, and Serbia, had contacted the accused after noticing an advertisement on Facebook promising overseas placement at a low cost. The company, Sunsteller Private Limited, run by the accused, to which the complainant had transferred the amount in multiple transactions, turned out to be fake. The money was paid in exchange for work permits, visa invitations, and related documentation for various European countries. The accused was arrested under Sections 419, 420, 466, 468, 471 of IPC, read with 66D of Information Technology Amendment Act 2008.
