A suspected con artist was on Thursday arrested with documents and monies received from the victim of a visa scam.
“Persons posing as employees of the US Embassy in Georgetown are approaching unsuspecting individuals purporting to be able to obtain visas for them. The agreed on monies and travel document are later handed over by the victim who subsequently finds out that he/she has been conned,” police said in a statement yesterday, while announcing the arrest.
The force is calling on persons who also have been victims of this crime to visit the Criminal Investigations Department, at Eve Leary, to assist with investigations.
A police official close to the investigation told Stabroek News that visa scams have always