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Fraudsters looting people in the name of "Jeeto Pakistan" show

02:02 PM | 25 Jul, 2016
Fraudsters looting people in the name of
LAHORE (Kashif Shakeel) - A Lahore based family has been swindled in the name of ARY's most favourite show "Jeeto Pakistan" as a fraudulent gang managed to mint money from the family after misinforming them about a prize they won from the show.

According to reports, the gang telephoned a Lahore resident and congratulated him for winning as much as 10 Tola Gold and 2 lacs as part of giveaways from the "Jeeto Pakistan" show that airs on ARY. Furthermore, the gang members demanded a sum of Rs. 23 thousand as customs duty to deliver the prizes.

After the innocent family sent the money, the mafia kept on insisting that the prizes would be delivered at their door step and the winner need not to be worried about it.

The conned resident who belongs to the Karim Park area of Lahore was left shocked once he realized that he had been deprived off his hard earned money. Upon further contact, the man asked the gang members to send back his money, but, surprisingly, the deceptive crew demanded an extra thirty-five hundred rupees.

The money was sent to two different identity card holders who belong to Dadu and Sheikhupura area of Punjab as per Nadra records. Moreover, the landline number given for any queries was installed at Kulsoom Plaza Islamabad.

On the other hand the administration of "Jeeto Pakistan" has clarified that the lucky winners are announced during the show and ARY demands no such money for prizes.

Telephonic frauds have been on the rise in Pakistan. Earlier, a group of conmen was cheating Pakistanis in the name of the Benazir Income Support Program using the same technique.

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The writer is a civil servant.

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Pakistani rupee exchange rate to US dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham, and Riyal - 18 May 2024 Forex Rates

Pakistani currency rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 18, 2024 (Saturday) in open market.

USD to PKR rate today

US dollar was being quoted at 277.4 for buying and 280.35 for selling.

Euro stands at 297 for buying and 299.5 for selling while British Pound rate is 348.5 for buying, and 352 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.25 and Saudi Riyal came down to 73.50.

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 18 May 2024

Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar USD 277.4 280.35
Euro EUR 297 299.5
UK Pound Sterling GBP 348.5 352
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.25 76
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.5 74.25
Australian Dollar AUD 181 183
Bahrain Dinar BHD 747.77 755.77
Canadian Dollar CAD 203 205
China Yuan CNY 38.49 38.89
Danish Krone DKK 40.25 40.65
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.96 36.31
Indian Rupee INR 3.33 3.44
Japanese Yen JPY 1.91 1.99
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 913.28 922.28
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.69 59.29
New Zealand Dollar NZD 169.45 171.45
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.67 25.97
Omani Riyal OMR 730.59 738.59
Qatari Riyal QAR 76.41 77.11
Singapore Dollar SGD 203 205
Swedish Korona SEK 25.67 25.97
Swiss Franc CHF 309.01 311.51
Thai Bhat THB 7.57 7.72

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