By Rabindra RooplallAfter accusation of fraud by several members of the public, Fazil Ramzan, of Umana Developments who took clients money and promised house lots with houses but never delivered has been caught and is in police custody at the Brickdam Police Station since Friday.Many persons who were duped into the scheme turned up yesterday at the Brickdam Police Station to give statement against the fraudster who claimed that he was developing a housing scheme at Sarah Johanna on the East Bank of Demerara.Last year, clients turned up at the former office of a local housing developer in the city to uplift monies which were paid towards a housing project intended for the East Bank of Demerara but which never materialised. Their efforts were in vain.The victims claimed that Ramzan of Umana Developments received payments by local and overseas–based Guyanese towards various projects. According to reports no project was ever sanctioned by the commercial banks. At the same time the developer was engaged in a court battle over the lands intended for the project.A West Demerara resident, who requested anonymity, said that she had invested some $300,000 towards the project several months ago after making an initial payment of $200,000. She said she was able to retrieve the initial payment from Ramzan; however, she made numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact the developer as she was no longer interested in the project.She said she was working at a public agency close to where the developer’s office once was on Brickdam and after making inquiries with Ramzan, she decided to invest monies in the low income homes which were available. She was required to make an initial deposit of 10 per cent of the cost of the house.The woman noted that the developer had boasted of a “good architectural plan” for the project and as such she indicated to him that she was interested in one of the homes at Sarah Johanna. She said she lost contact with the developer in mid-2009. She noted however, that one of the man’s employees was looking after the project.The distraught woman said that she was told by Ramzan’s employee that the business operation had moved to a location in Kitty, from Brickdam, last year,
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Cheap Jerseys For Sale, that there was a matter before the courts involving the land at Sarah Johanna, between him and squatters who were occupying lands in the area. She said she was later told by another individual who invested money in the project, that Ramzan lost the matter in court? last year.The woman noted that her brother invested $490,000 and a friend who works at an insurance company in the city also invested $500,000 in the project.Her friend, she noted, was able to collect $100,000 from Ramzan last December but she also lost contact with the developer.Mohamed Deen, of La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara who was also reportedly swindled by Ramzan, had earlier this year appealed to the police to investigate Ramzan who robbed him and several other persons by promising them their own house lot at Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD) that was to be developed with their desired house.The frustrated Deen said that on July 20, 2009, he signed a contract with Fazil Ramzan that would have allowed him to receive a house lot at Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara, and a two-bedroom flat concrete house would be built on the plot of land.Deen explained that hehanded over $400,000 and signed a contract together with two witnesses; however, the deal was that Ramzan was to solicit the bank’s assistance in obtaining a $5M mortgage which he would accept for the house lot.Adding that as the months grew into years, Deen said that most of the time when he would try contacting Ramzan, the man’s cell phone would be switched off and the call would be forwarded to voicemail.However,
cheap nfl jerseys china, when he recently called Ramzan answered, “He say Mohamed,
China Adidas Hockey Jerseys, let me tell you something if you want your f!@#ing money, you come by me and get your money and let me put a bullet in your mouth’ and he hang up.”“Then I called back. He then tell me if I want to show off myself he gon pass by me with couple men.”The frustrated Mohamed said that he then visited the Wales Police Station and made a report, since Ramzan lives not too far from the Clay Brick Factory in Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara.“This
