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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPakistani Beauty Queen Charged in Alleged San Jose, CA Mortgage Scam
Pakistani Beauty Queen Charged in Alleged Mortgage Scam
A Pakistani beauty queen has been charged with scamming dozens of San Jose, Calif., families in what prosecutors say was a phony mortgage refinancing scheme.
Saman Hasnain, who won the 2008 Mrs. Pakistan World beauty pageant, has been charged with 19 felony counts of conspiracy to commit grand theft. Her husband, Jawad, is facing an additional nine counts for allegedly luring even more victims between 2006 and 2010 in a fraudulent 10-unit condominium redevelopment.
Prosecutors say Hasnain, described as having "almond shaped eyes, flawless skin, and full beautiful lips" on her pageant profile, relied heavily on her looks to entice her victims.
Between 2008 and 2010, she and her husband allegedly posted fliers and ads in local ethnic supermarkets in the San Jose area, promising homeowners they could secure new mortgages for them at cheaper rates.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/pakistani-beauty-queen-charged-alleged-california-mortgage-scam/story?id=16045669#.T3eEMjJhC-Y
A Pakistani beauty queen has been charged with scamming dozens of San Jose, Calif., families in what prosecutors say was a phony mortgage refinancing scheme.
Saman Hasnain, who won the 2008 Mrs. Pakistan World beauty pageant, has been charged with 19 felony counts of conspiracy to commit grand theft. Her husband, Jawad, is facing an additional nine counts for allegedly luring even more victims between 2006 and 2010 in a fraudulent 10-unit condominium redevelopment.
Prosecutors say Hasnain, described as having "almond shaped eyes, flawless skin, and full beautiful lips" on her pageant profile, relied heavily on her looks to entice her victims.
Between 2008 and 2010, she and her husband allegedly posted fliers and ads in local ethnic supermarkets in the San Jose area, promising homeowners they could secure new mortgages for them at cheaper rates.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/pakistani-beauty-queen-charged-alleged-california-mortgage-scam/story?id=16045669#.T3eEMjJhC-Y
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Pakistani Beauty Queen Charged in Alleged San Jose, CA Mortgage Scam (Original Post)
Amerigo Vespucci
Mar 2012
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Hawkowl
(5,213 posts)1. The face of evil
Ok. Maybe just the face of fraud.
Webster Green
(13,905 posts)2. She could talk me into anything.
I would be hip-mo-tized immediately.
Zalatix
(8,994 posts)3. You can't be serious...
Really?
Webster Green
(13,905 posts)6. Not that serious.
Just fucking around on a message board, really.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. So if Lady Blah Blah jumps into the race,
you're voting for her?!
Webster Green
(13,905 posts)7. She's ugly.
IMO.
It was an attempt at humor. Never mind.
JI7
(89,250 posts)4. air brushing is great
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)8. That doesn't even look like the same person
I'm shocked! Who would have thought that there were evil uses for Photoshop?