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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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Fake Call Centre Scamming Foreign Nationals Busted In Gurugram, 9 Arrested
With the arrest of nine people, including five women, the Gurugram cyber crime police on Thursday claimed to have busted a fake call centre that was being run from a rented building in DLF phase-2.
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Indian Gets 5-Year Jail For Scamming Victims Of Over $377,000 In US
A 28-year-old Indian national was sentenced to 5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for participating in several scams involving call centers and defrauding victims of over USD 377,000.
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Indian Man Extradited From Singapore To US For Role In Call Centre Fraud
Singapore has extradited an Indian national to the United States to face charges in a call center fraud that scammed millions of dollars from victims in the United States, the Justice Department announced Friday.
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Over 20 Indian-Origin People Sentenced In Massive US Call Centre Scam
Over 20 Indian-origin people have been sentenced for up to 20 years in prison in the United States for their involvement in a multimillion-dollar India-based call center scam which defrauded thousands of US citizens of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Indian Caught For Multi-Million-Dollar Call Center Swindle
A 43-year-old Indian in the US has pleaded guilty for using a network of call centers to trick unwitting Americans into believing they owed money to the I.R.S.
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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Running Call Center Scam In US
A 43-year-old Indian in the US has pleaded guilty to illegally running a multi-million dollar Ahmedabad-based call centre and defrauding individuals.
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US Charges 32 Indians In Ahmedabad-Based Call Centre Scam
The US Justice Department charged 61 people and entities on Thursday with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centers where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded payments for non-existent debts.
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Fake Call Centre Scam Mastermind Sagar Thakkar's 'Guru' Arrested
A Mumbai businessman who 'mentored' Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy, the alleged mastermind of the multi-million dollar fake call center racket, wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, has been arrested, police said today.
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Thane Call Centre Staff May Be Charged With American Woman Death
The multi-million dollar call center racket allegedly claimed the life of an elderly American woman, who was threatened after refusing to meet the demands of the call centre employees posing as US revenue officials.
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Foreign Media On Indian Call Centres Scamming Americans
Computer savvy criminals posing as Internal Revenue Service officers at call centers in India may have bilked unsuspecting Americans out of millions, police in India said Thursday.
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Indian Call Centers A Source Of Imposter Frauds: US
Indian call centers continue to be the source of various frauds, the US government told lawmakers today and said American officials were training Indian law enforcement agencies to act against the fraudsters.
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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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Fake Call Centre Scamming Foreign Nationals Busted In Gurugram, 9 Arrested
With the arrest of nine people, including five women, the Gurugram cyber crime police on Thursday claimed to have busted a fake call centre that was being run from a rented building in DLF phase-2.
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Indian Gets 5-Year Jail For Scamming Victims Of Over $377,000 In US
A 28-year-old Indian national was sentenced to 5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for participating in several scams involving call centers and defrauding victims of over USD 377,000.
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Indian Man Extradited From Singapore To US For Role In Call Centre Fraud
Singapore has extradited an Indian national to the United States to face charges in a call center fraud that scammed millions of dollars from victims in the United States, the Justice Department announced Friday.
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Over 20 Indian-Origin People Sentenced In Massive US Call Centre Scam
Over 20 Indian-origin people have been sentenced for up to 20 years in prison in the United States for their involvement in a multimillion-dollar India-based call center scam which defrauded thousands of US citizens of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Indian Caught For Multi-Million-Dollar Call Center Swindle
A 43-year-old Indian in the US has pleaded guilty for using a network of call centers to trick unwitting Americans into believing they owed money to the I.R.S.
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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Running Call Center Scam In US
A 43-year-old Indian in the US has pleaded guilty to illegally running a multi-million dollar Ahmedabad-based call centre and defrauding individuals.
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US Charges 32 Indians In Ahmedabad-Based Call Centre Scam
The US Justice Department charged 61 people and entities on Thursday with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centers where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded payments for non-existent debts.
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Fake Call Centre Scam Mastermind Sagar Thakkar's 'Guru' Arrested
A Mumbai businessman who 'mentored' Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy, the alleged mastermind of the multi-million dollar fake call center racket, wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, has been arrested, police said today.
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Thane Call Centre Staff May Be Charged With American Woman Death
The multi-million dollar call center racket allegedly claimed the life of an elderly American woman, who was threatened after refusing to meet the demands of the call centre employees posing as US revenue officials.
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Foreign Media On Indian Call Centres Scamming Americans
Computer savvy criminals posing as Internal Revenue Service officers at call centers in India may have bilked unsuspecting Americans out of millions, police in India said Thursday.
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Indian Call Centers A Source Of Imposter Frauds: US
Indian call centers continue to be the source of various frauds, the US government told lawmakers today and said American officials were training Indian law enforcement agencies to act against the fraudsters.
