Peacenik
11-07-2009, 03:03 PM
What a sick and despicable individual :mad:
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Conman jailed for pilgrims scam
A conman who tricked religious pilgrims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for six years.
Mohammed Faruk Ahmed pleaded guilty to using money meant for the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and spending some of it in casinos and betting shops. Police say Ahmed conned at least 300 people in London's East End, many of whom devoted their life savings to the 2008 Hajj pilgrimage. The Metropolitan Police is recovering some cash from accounts in Bangladesh.
Ahmed, of Brick Lane in London, was running a travel agency called Qibla Hajj Kafela Services. He was offering to organise trips to the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia - but was in fact preying on the local Bangladeshi community and Muslims in other parts of the country.
The 41-year-old took payments of almost £2,000 per client, amassing £570,000 from 300 victims.
Be careful out there, Brothers and Sisters.
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Conman jailed for pilgrims scam
A conman who tricked religious pilgrims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for six years.
Mohammed Faruk Ahmed pleaded guilty to using money meant for the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and spending some of it in casinos and betting shops. Police say Ahmed conned at least 300 people in London's East End, many of whom devoted their life savings to the 2008 Hajj pilgrimage. The Metropolitan Police is recovering some cash from accounts in Bangladesh.
Ahmed, of Brick Lane in London, was running a travel agency called Qibla Hajj Kafela Services. He was offering to organise trips to the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia - but was in fact preying on the local Bangladeshi community and Muslims in other parts of the country.
The 41-year-old took payments of almost £2,000 per client, amassing £570,000 from 300 victims.
Be careful out there, Brothers and Sisters.