Oman: Indian woman swindles investors, flees with $10 mn

An Indian woman has allegedly duped a number of Indian investors to the tune of $10 million in Oman and fled the country, according to a report. According to the victims, the swindler lured them by showing forged ministry papers claiming to be the in-charge of several projects, a local newspaper reported. "She lured us into the trap. She even produced forged papers claiming she was responsible for executing many projects. She wanted money and offered us interest. Trusting her, we gave her money after taking cheques," said an investor, who has lost 350,000 rials. "She used to pay us interest in the beginning but after a few months she defaulted on payments. When we tried to enquire about her antecedents, she had already vanished," he said. The victims said the woman fled Oman in May with at least $10.3 million (4 million Omani rials) and is said to "enjoying life" in Mangalore in India. Victims of the fraud say the woman has duped several people and details now

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