Travel agency cheats people across the State
Posted on: 24/Jan/2013 3:57:36 PM
The police are investigating a scam where innocent people have been duped of lakhs of money in the promise of a cheap international holiday.
Many individuals and travel agencies in the state were cheated when they responded to an advertisement in the newspaper that promised very reasonably priced holidays. The Police Commissioner’s office has received more than 150 complaints against the same firm.
According to one of the victims, ‘They (the firm) were offering a Thailand tour package for just Rs. 21,500 per person, including return airfare and three-star accommodations. I contacted them by phone and then visited their office on Anna Salai. I made a booking for six persons including myself. Later, I received a call from the firm and was informed that the onward journey to Thailand would begin on January 17, 2013. But they kept changing the dates and, on January 18, when I went to their office, it was locked. The mobile phones of the employees who kept in touch with me were switched off.’
