Ten Years After Being Duped, Man Arrested in ₹88 Lakh Fake Overseas Job Scam

Background: The Scheme Comes Full Circle

In 2015, Jakir Daud Khan, a Class 9 dropout, fell victim to a fake overseas job offer in Dubai. Ironically, ten years later, he was arrested for masterminding a similar scheme that defrauded numerous aspirants seeking employment abroad

Modus Operandi of Khan & Fiza Placement Pvt Ltd

• Front Company: From 2021, Khan operated through Fiza Placement Pvt Ltd (Janakpuri, Delhi) and associated OPC entity.
• False Credentials: Offered forged UAE visas, flight tickets, appointment letters, and kept victims’ passports.
• Fee Robbery: Charged between ₹50,000 and ₹1.2 lakh per victim

Scope of the Fraud

• Over 80 complaints were filed with Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing in September 2021.
• Total amount cheated: ₹88,87,800.
• Documents seized included 59 fraudulent visas, 364 passports, ₹2.55 lakh cash, a pistol, and devices belonging to associates arrested in December 2022

Investigation & Arrest

• Following initial arrests in December 2022 and further apprehensions, Khan was named a proclaimed offender in February 2024.
• Intelligence and surveillance tracked him to Padgha, Maharashtra, where he was arrested on June 10, 2025
• Origin: Aurahi (Deoria, UP); earlier worked in Mumbai’s handloom sector before turning to recruitment scams

Legal Proceedings & Next Steps

• Charged under IPC sections related to cheating and forgery; investigation ongoing by Delhi EOW.
• Victims are being urged to come forward for restitution and strengthening the case.
• Authorities seized the firm’s digital evidence, visas, passports, and financial records to build their case.