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Woman arrested for allegedly defrauding persons of $4.8M in house lot scam
Kaieteur News- A 28-year-old unemployed woman was arrested on Thursday for reportedly defrauding persons of $4.8M, claiming to be able to provide them with house lots.
Areefa Paul
Police said three reports of obtaining money by false pretense were filed.
The suspect has been identified as Areefa Paul, a resident of Lot 721 Plantation Best, West Coast Demerara. She allegedly defrauded three individuals out of a total of $4.8 million, claiming that she is employed at the Ministry of Housing and could help them acquire house lots.
According to the police, between November and December 2024, Paul allegedly defrauded a 33-year-old female hairdresser from Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara (ECD) of $1.6 million for a house lot at Montrose, ECD.
She is also accused of taking $600,000 on July 18, 2024, from a 23-year-old female resident of Sophia, for a house lot at the Young Professional Scheme at Le Ressouvenir, ECD. Additionally, Paul is said to have defrauded a 49-year-old goldsmith from Sophia of $2.6 million between January and September 2024 for a house lot at Le Ressouvenir, ECD.
The victims told police that they first met Paul on Facebook and later in person. “She told them that she was employed at the Ministry of Housing and could help them get house lots. They believed her and gave her the money,” police said.
On March 13, 2025, the victims spotted Paul at the Ministry of Housing compound. She was arrested by Enforcement Investigation Officer, Hansel Elliot. Investigations are ongoing.
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