(Guyana Graphic July 26, 1970)
Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Mr. Dalrymple Heyliger yesterday issued a warning to Guyanese to carry out thorough investigations before responding to job offers by overseas employment agencies.
So far two agencies which have advertised from bases in the United Kingdom have been discovered to be bogus.At least 160 Guyanese have been defrauded of about $1,536 after each of them transmitted $9.60 to the two agencies in Britain.
This discovery was made after Scotland Yard had been requested by the Crime Chief to investigate the genuineness of the two agencies which advertised in Guyana offering to help Guyanese by procuring jobs for them in the UK if they made an initial transmission of €2 ($9.60) each.
Scotland Yard carried out the investigations and according to Mr. Heyliger: “We have not found the agencies of which you sought information. There are no such agencies in the areas stated.”