Georgetown : Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali disclosed that his ministry has successfully infiltrated a group of persons who were posing as housing officials and defrauding people.
“They are taking transports and whiteout the original owners and information and they put the victim’s name in the transport, photo-copy it and issue it as a transport…it is sad that persons within our society are still not heeding the ministry’s call to avoid themselves from being caught-up in these circumstances,” Minister Ali said.
He claims that two persons were victims, one of whom is an overseas-based Guyanese who paid more than $1M.
“One of the suspect’s names was just given as Bradley, whilst the other was described as a person with plait hair…we are asking members of the public to be vigilant and to desist from encouraging these fraudsters by participating in these fraudulent schemes,” the Housing Minister said. Minister Ali added that earlier in the year the ministry successfully infiltrated a group operating out of Eccles, East Bank Demerara. These persons were tampering with housing documents, titles and transports in an effort to defraud persons.
“A number of persons were defrauded by that group…the group was arrested and the matter is before the courts,” Minister Ali said.
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