Brit who claimed he was scammed out of £3,500 ‘blew it on name women and booze’
A British vacationer spent an eye-watering £3,500 on name women and booze however claimed he’d been scammed out of his cash, police have claimed.
Pretesh Vagdia, 48, mentioned he had been drugged in a membership in Copacabana, Brazil, and that thieves had then run up an enormous quantity of debt on his bank card. The holidaymaker, considered a public transport employee in London, was initially believed to have fallen for what cops within the South American nation have dubbed a “Good night, Cinderella” rip-off.
But CCTV footage obtained from the boozer’s cameras confirmed Vagdia spending the cash for himself. One clip exhibits the vacationer ordering drinks from a hostess on the membership, who can also be seen grinding on the alleged huge spender.
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Another video confirmed the person attempting to examine right into a resort with two name women. However the trio got here up towards some unhealthy luck when Vagdia’s spouse cancelled his bank card.
The spend-happy bloke confirmed no indicators of being drugged and police say he invented the story to cowl up his antics, which happened on November 17 of this yr. Now Vagdia, believed to have fled Brazil, is needed for questioning on mendacity to police and defrauding the membership the place he spent the evening.
A press release by Brazilian police on December 14 obtained by CEN mentioned: “The Special Tourism Support Delegation (DEAT) investigates a British tourist for falsely reporting a crime and embezzlement.
“He claimed to have been a sufferer of the ‘Good evening, Cinderella’ rip-off, which had prompted him a lack of BRL 22,000. The data, the truth is, was a lie.
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“After field investigation, intelligence and data crossing, the agents verified that what happened did not correspond to the tourist’s report. On the day in question, the man went to a nightclub in Copacabana, in the South Zone, where he stayed until 7am.
“At the institution, he had enjoyable and consumed alcoholic drinks with a number of dancers. After leaving the membership, within the firm of two of the dancers, he tried to remain in a resort, which was not attainable as a result of the British man’s spouse, who was within the condominium rented by the couple, seen an uncommon motion on her husband’s bank card. and requested financial institution blocking.
“Images obtained by DEAT police officers show the alleged robbery victim leaving the hotel, shortly afterwards, in a calm manner, still accompanied by the two women. Therefore the scam called ‘Good night, Cinderella’ did not occur. Shortly afterwards, the tourist arrived at the apartment and told his wife that he had been a victim of the crime.”
Police spokesperson Patricia Alemany added: “People have to understand that it is a crime to go to the police to [falsely] report a crime as serious as this. In this case, he is also being investigated for embezzlement. Since he paid for the nightclub and immediately suspended the amount paid.”
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