In India, Ankush Dutta lived for almost two years in a 5-star hotel in New Delhi, without spending a single rupee, said Indian Express.
From May 2019 to January 2021, the Indian spent 603 nights at the Roseate hotel, near the city's airport, for a bill estimated at nearly 6 million rupees, or about €65,000.
Employee engagement
If possible, because the “client” who initially came only last night received help from employees.
“The hotel team allegedly falsified, deleted, added and falsified large amounts of data in their customer accounts and the accounts were falsified to hide from superiors the true amount of unpaid debts”detailed local police report.
According to the police, the receptionist manipulated invoices from other customers or directly exchanged data with other rooms. “According to hotel regulations, if a guest owes more than 50,000 rupees (550 euros), staff must notify superiors and lobby for the bill to be paid. But this was not done”explained the police.
While throwing Ankush Dutta into several different rooms during his stay. A clever tactic discovered by chance when employees checked hotel records.
The hotel filed a complaint at the end of May 2023 and the fraudster is currently being sought. A scam that could give him another chance at a free stay, but is less popular.
