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லண்டனில் சிங்களவரொருவர் கோடிக்கணக்கான பணத்தை மோசடி செய்துள்ளார்

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வைப்புப் பணத்திற்கு அதிகூடிய வட்டி தருவதாக வாக்களித்து லண்டனில் கோடிக்கணக்கான பணத்தை மோசடி செய்த சிங்களவர் ஒருவருக்கு சிறைத்தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

குறுகிய கால வைப்புத் தொகைகளுக்கு நூற்றுக்கு நாற்பத்தி எட்டு வரை உச்ச வட்டி வழங்குவதாகக் கூறி ஆறு போ் கொண்ட குழுவொன்று லண்டனில் ஒரு கோடி பவுண்களை அதாவது நூற்றி எழுபத்தாறு கோடி ரூபாவை மோசடி செய்துள்ளது.

அதன் தலைவராக இலங்கைச் சிங்களவரான விபவ பொன்சேக்கா என்பவர் செயற்பட்டுள்ளார். அவரின் கீழ் இன்னும் இரண்டு இலங்கையரும், ஒரு பாக்கிஸ்தானியரும், இரண்டு வெள்ளையரும் செயற்பட்டுள்ளனர்.

அது மட்டுமன்றி கறுப்புப் பணத்தை சட்டபூர்வமான பணமாக்கிக் கொடுக்கும் நடவடிக்கையிலும் அவர்கள் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர். அண்மையில் அவர்கள் சட்டத்தின் முன் நிறுத்தப்பட்டு அவர்களுக்கெதிராக வழக்குத் தொடுக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது.

லண்டனில் வாழ்ந்த இலங்கையார்களான சமந்த கோரளகே மற்றும் உபுல் டி சொய்ஸா ஆகியோருடன், விபவ பொன்சேக்காவுக்கும் தற்போது சிறைத்தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.அமெரிக்கர்களான வெள்ளையர்கள் இருவருக்கும் எதிராக வழக்கு நிலுவையிலுள்ளது.

Gang targeted London communities in £10m Ponzi fraud

Vibhawa Fonseka was the ringleader

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A gang conned innocent investors out of £10m in a Ponzi fraud, it has emerged.

Southwark Crown Court was told the six men targeted Sri Lankan communities in London and promised plentiful profits for joining the scheme.

A Metropolitan Police inquiry began in 2005 after victims reported being duped out of large sums of money.

The six were earlier convicted of various charges including deception and money laundering. Reporting restrictions were lifted on Wednesday.

Ponzi schemes offer investors high returns over a short period of time and those returns are paid for with other, later investors' own deposits into the fund.

The court heard how the men, described by police as "sharks", were involved in a "premeditated deception" which resulted in people losing their homes and life savings.

The ringleader of the gang, Vibhawa Fonseka, a Sri Lankan from a well-known family, targeted members of his own community.

Fonseka, 41, of Spring Grove Crescent, Hounslow, west London, is serving an eight-year sentence after being convicted of money laundering, 30 counts of deception and unauthorised deposit taking.

Det Ch Insp Robin Cross, of the Metropolitan Police, said : "This scam has been devastating for victims, many have been reduced to near destitution, their homes have been lost and some will never be able to retire.

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What is a Ponzi scheme?

The fraud was named after Italian immigrant Carlos (Charles) Ponzi who set up schemes in Boston and Florida in the 1920s

Criminals offer investors high returns over a short period of time

Some of that money pays fake returns to other investors

The rest of the money is used to fund the lifestyles of the criminals

The fund collapses when people stop joining or too many existing members withdraw funds

"Fonseka preyed on members of his own community while Napoli and the other men did everything in their power to hide their criminal activity."

During the Met's investigation officers discovered Fonseka had hired expensive cars to persuade potential investors of his wealth, telling them they could also live a life of luxury once their return was paid to them.

Police believe the gang made about £10m over a five-year period by duping about 100 victims.

One victim, a 56-year-old father from west London, ploughed nearly £250,000 into the investment scam.

He said he was taken in by the smooth-talking, flashy head of the operation but the promised returns never materialised.

Instead the man said he had to work shifts of up to 18 hours a day to make up the lost money.

'Too good to be true'

Former solicitor John James, 56, of Short Hill, Nottingham, was jailed for seven years after being convicted of deception, money laundering and unauthorised deposit taking.

Mushtaq Ahmed, 56, an accountant from Shay Fold, Bradford, was fined £5,000 after pleading guilty to unauthorised deposit taking, and was ordered to pay £5,000 costs.

He was found not guilty by direction of a charge of money laundering.

John James (L) and John Napoli were part of the gang described by police as "sharks"

Samantha Koralage, 38, of Elvin Court, Kingsbury, London, and Upul Dezoysa, 60, of Long Lane, Ickenham, west London, have pleaded guilty to unauthorised deposit taking and will be sentenced on 28 February.

American businessman John Napoli, 51, of Sevenoaks, Kent, was convicted of unauthorised deposit taking and is due to be sentenced on 17 February.

Det Ch Insp Cross said: "People like these sharks are more than willing to assist you with losing your money.

"This was a clear, premeditated deception of people who had invested an awful lot of money."

He urged others not to be caught out by similar schemes that appear to be too good to be to be true.

In a statement issued after the hearing a spokesman for the law firm which represents Napoli said: "John Napoli was not convicted of any deception, any involvement in a Ponzi scheme, any offence of dishonesty, any offence of being a 'shark'."

Correction 27 January 2011. This story was amended after an earlier version, based on material from our trusted source, incorrectly stated that Mushtaq Ahmed had admitted a charge of money laundering. He was cleared of this charge.

tanks bbc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12288670

Edited by purmaal

தமிழர்கள் யாரும் இந்த சிங்கள "பாதாள" குழுவிடம் ஏமார்ந்து இருக்கமாட்டார்கள் :D

லங்கா நியூஸ் வெப் சொல்கிறது இவர்களின் மூழ்காத ஷிப், அதாங்க பிரிண்ட்ஷிப், கொத்தாவும் மேர்வினுமாம் :rolleyes:

Mervyn Silva and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's friends receive UK jail sentence

http://www.lankanewsweb.com/news/EN_2011_01_27_009.html

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