But first, you have to send him all your cash:<\/p>\n\n
He promised them “light in their lives.”
\n\nHe laughed with them, danced with them and, most importantly, he prayed for them.
\n\nMohammad Roshan Zameer was the name he gave. Though, with their pockets empty, his alleged victims now wonder if even that was real.<\/strong>
\n\nAnd they may never know.
\n\nBecause after several members of Peel Region’s Hindu community forked over hundreds of thousands of dollars to the alleged Swami Swindler, he upped and left, leaving nary a coin — or prayer — behind.<\/strong>
\n\nOn the 540 AM Punjabi Lehran radio show he first spoke on in July, the man became known as Roshan bhai — “Brother Roshan” in Hindi. Roshan means “illumination” or “light.” (link<\/a>)<\/blockquote>\n\nIt’s an age-old tradition — the God-touting charlatan. I’m always shocked that anyone still falls for it, but I guess there’s a sucker born every minute. In this case, it’s somewhat impressive that “Roshan Bhai” was able to convince members of Toronto’s Hindu community (at least, according to the Toronto Sun) to give money to someone who seemed to be identifying himself as a Muslim holy man. (This point is a bit unclear.)<\/p>\n\n
The Toronto Sun story in particular has one sad-but-funny detail: one of the victims of Roshan Bhai, Paramjit Bhullar, went so far as to actually use a spycam to tape conversations with the charlatan. Despite his suspicions, he still ended up losing $60,000 to Mr. Roshan Bhai.<\/p>\n\n
Are there any Toronto readers who might have heard more about this story? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
But first, you have to send him all your cash: He promised them “light in their lives.” He laughed with them, danced with them and, most importantly, he prayed for them. Mohammad Roshan Zameer was the name he gave. Though, … Continue reading