This blog is for victims of fraud that may have been perpetrated by a travel operator Bombay Tours. The company has advertised in several local Indian community publications both on the East and West Coasts and in between. The phone numbers on the ad:
Mr. Vijay Bakshi Tel numbers on ad: 212 354 4400 and 877 635 4099
Address as per business registration:
1407 Avenue Z, Suite 279
Brooklyn, NY 11235
To date there have been a few victims. Essentially they all were promised round trip air tickets to India from various cities in the US and asked to deposit money into a bank account. Sadly, no tickets ever materialised and different people seem to have had different experiences in dealing with this person and how tickets were supposed to be booked and finalized. But the end result has been that money has not been returned to the customers who used this travel service and people could not travel as planned.
It is hoped that this blog will serve as an information exchange point. Several suggestions have been made to pursue this company and rectify the situation. Further details will follow, but at minimum these steps should be undertaken.
> Send certified letter to address on record, giving 5 or 10 day ultimatum for return of money
> File a complaint with the local DA or the Brooklyn DAs office
> File a complaint with the NY BBB, http://www.newyork.bbb.org
> Police report may be filed but this may depend on local police procedure - in some places they want to see that all attempts to recover money have been followed, see certifed letter above
> Keep record of all account and bank info provided by Bombay Tours
> Keep chronological record
These are just initial steps. We may be able to engage a lawyer if enough of us get together and file a suit, individually this could get expensive. Also, we should be monitoring the situation and status of the business.
Hopefully more later and others can post.
Mr. Vijay Bakshi Tel numbers on ad: 212 354 4400 and 877 635 4099
Address as per business registration:
1407 Avenue Z, Suite 279
Brooklyn, NY 11235
To date there have been a few victims. Essentially they all were promised round trip air tickets to India from various cities in the US and asked to deposit money into a bank account. Sadly, no tickets ever materialised and different people seem to have had different experiences in dealing with this person and how tickets were supposed to be booked and finalized. But the end result has been that money has not been returned to the customers who used this travel service and people could not travel as planned.
It is hoped that this blog will serve as an information exchange point. Several suggestions have been made to pursue this company and rectify the situation. Further details will follow, but at minimum these steps should be undertaken.
> Send certified letter to address on record, giving 5 or 10 day ultimatum for return of money
> File a complaint with the local DA or the Brooklyn DAs office
> File a complaint with the NY BBB, http://www.newyork.bbb.org
> Police report may be filed but this may depend on local police procedure - in some places they want to see that all attempts to recover money have been followed, see certifed letter above
> Keep record of all account and bank info provided by Bombay Tours
> Keep chronological record
These are just initial steps. We may be able to engage a lawyer if enough of us get together and file a suit, individually this could get expensive. Also, we should be monitoring the situation and status of the business.
Hopefully more later and others can post.
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