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| Bogus doctor conned his patients
out of thousands |
Jail for Harley Street physician
who was unmasked as fraud and swindler
A TRUSTED ‘doctor’ has begun a 30 month jail sentence
after being exposed as a fraud and swindler.
Following a lengthy police investigation into the activities of
Harley Street-based Syed Jameel, it was discovered he was not medically
qualified, the Old Bailey heard.
He dealt with male patients who had intimate sexual problems. But
he defrauded them, pocketing thousands of pounds.
Prosecutor John Price said: “He said he was registered with
the General Medical Council. Investigations that followed not only
revealed that not only had he been dishonestly practising as a doctor
but had exploited the esteem in which the profession is held”.
He added: “Nothing he says can be trusted. The prosecution
are not even willing to accept that he was qualified as a doctor.
Any documents which he purports show that he is a doctor we say
are false.”
Jameel, of Broadhurst Gardens, Swiss Cottage, was trapped when the
words bona fide on an EEC certificate were misspelt. He also, in
error, said he was “in practice”. The 48-year-old was
arrested in May last year after allegedly gaining £140,000
by deception between August 2002 and April 2004.
Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Jameel was convicted on charges of false
pretenses. He told police that he qualified as a doctor in Pakistan
and worked in a hospital before moving to private practice and specialising
in sexual problems. Jameel worked at a Harley Street clinic and
at a diagnostic clinic in Cavendish Street. He always maintained
that he made it clear that he was not registered with the GMC.
Mr Price told the jury: “He said that he informed every patient
he treated that he was not registered with the GMC.”
He added “It is surprising, given that he purports to be a
heart specialist, that he was counselling male patients with psycho-sexual
problems.” |
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