Vadodara: Mastermind of the Black Dollar Scam, Shahid Navdekar, is reported to have deceived many unsuspecting people in various parts of the country.
The police investigated the fraud of Rs 30 Lakh carried out by Shahid, a Mumbai resident, and three members of his gang, said he had to target people in various states.
“The modus operandi which used it showed that he had received expertise in the racket.
Shahid used to confidently introduce himself as a customs officer and convinced his victims with fluent talks.
Even though he claimed that he had not deceived someone else, the investigation would reveal the fraudulent others, “said a crime branch official.
The police said that he had ducked the question and his statement was conflicting.
“He said that he had fraud because he had to pay his housing loan.
But the investigation revealed that he had an expensive SUV with his name.
Shahid said that he did not have it but the registration paper had his name as the owner.
He has tried to change the police by giving a reply Confusing, “added the official.
The crime branch team will soon go to Mumbai to collect more details about the background.
Shahid told the police that he had planned to commit fraud after he saw several videos from the Black Dollar scam executed by the Nigerian gang on YouTube.
He came into contact with another key accused Bharat Gida, a resident of Amreli, during his business visit to the country.
Shahid and Gida, who have several violations of registering against them, then made plans to deceive entrepreneurs and they associate in two more Mahesh Vala and Imran Bhurani.
The four then began to look for victims and cheat them.
A Ahmedabad-based businessman, Maulik Prajapati came into contact with Gida last year and the last convinced him to invest in black dollars.
Gida introduced Prajapati to Shahid, who posed as a customs officer, and offered him Lakh US dollars for low rates.
The gang deceived the Prajapati Rs 30 Lakh by promising a US dollar but handed over many records of fake currencies dipped in black.