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8 Indians Rescued From Myanmar Scam Centre
- Sunday July 21, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Eight Indian nationals, victims of a scam centre in Hpa Lu, Myawaddy, were successfully rescued and handed over to Myanmar police and immigration authorities yesterday.
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No Deportation For Now, Indian Students In Canada To Undergo Review
- Wednesday June 14, 2023
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Canadian authorities have decided not to immediately deport Indian students who were trapped in an alleged immigration scam and had reached the country with fake university admission letters.
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Daler Mehndi Gets 2-Year Jail In 2003 Human Trafficking Case In Patiala
- Thursday July 14, 2022
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Aarish Chhabra
Daler Mehndi, brother illegally sent people abroad by showing them as troupe members; complainant says they took money but didn't send him abroad
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Top Priority Given To Indians Arrested Over Visa Scam In US: Government
- Friday February 1, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Washington and other consulates, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday.
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Indian Man Guilty Of Misusing Facebook, WhatsApp For US Immigration Fraud
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
An Indian citizen has pleaded guilty to operating a fraud scheme by falsely representing as an employee of the US immigration service in which he used social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp to scam people seeking to obtain American visas.
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7 Indians, 5 Gujarat BPOs Indicted In Massive Call Centre Scam In US
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India
As many as 15 people, including seven Indians, and five Indian call centres have been indicted in a multimillion-dollar scam which defrauded over 2,000 US citizens, resulting in over $5.5 million in losses, the department of justice said on Friday.
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3 British Sikhs Sentenced To Prison In Immigration Scam Case
- Saturday July 15, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
Three British Sikhs have been jailed for a total of 19 years for helping about 70 illegal Afghan immigrants sneak into the UK by misusing passports in a 6,00,000 pounds scam.
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3 Sikhs Smuggled 69 Afghans In Turbans Into UK: Court
- Tuesday July 11, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
Three British Sikhs helped about 70 Afghan illegal immigrants sneak into the UK using real passports of Sikhs in a 600,000 pounds scam, a court here has been told.
- www.ndtv.com
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Third Indian Man Pleads Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Call Centre Scam In US
- Friday May 12, 2017
- Indians Abroad | NDTV News Desk
A 28-year-old Indian national in the United States has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scam in which individuals from call centres located in India impersonated US tax and immigration officials to cheat people across America. Harsh Patel, who most recently lived in New Jersey, is the third Indian national to have pleaded guilt...
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Indian National Pleads Guilty To Call Centres Scam In US
- Thursday April 27, 2017
- Indians Abroad | PressTrust of India
A 28-year-old Indian national in the US has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scam in which individuals from call centres located in India impersonated US tax and immigration officials to defraud victims across America.
- www.ndtv.com
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California Woman Jailed Over Fake Chinese Weddings
- Tuesday April 18, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A California woman was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday for running a fake marriage scam with her father to enable Chinese nationals to obtain immigration visas.
- www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump's Immigration Crackdown A Boon For Scam Artists
- Tuesday March 7, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration has sent shockwaves through the Latino population across the United States and brought out scam artists who are preying on the vulnerable community.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian Immigrant Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
- Friday March 3, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
Va. resident was part of family scam that stretched overseas and netted more than $25 million through identity theft and sham travel services.
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US Charges 32 Indians In Ahmedabad-Based Call Centre Scam
- Thursday October 27, 2016
- India News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indians In US Sham Marriage, Immigration Scam
- Tuesday October 4, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Associated Press
Tarunkumar and Sachin Patel wanted to find a way so that more of their friends and business associates from India could get permanent legal status to remain in the United States. But they admitted Monday their plans were federal crimes.
- www.ndtv.com
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8 Indians Rescued From Myanmar Scam Centre
- Sunday July 21, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Eight Indian nationals, victims of a scam centre in Hpa Lu, Myawaddy, were successfully rescued and handed over to Myanmar police and immigration authorities yesterday.
- www.ndtv.com
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No Deportation For Now, Indian Students In Canada To Undergo Review
- Wednesday June 14, 2023
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Canadian authorities have decided not to immediately deport Indian students who were trapped in an alleged immigration scam and had reached the country with fake university admission letters.
- www.ndtv.com
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Daler Mehndi Gets 2-Year Jail In 2003 Human Trafficking Case In Patiala
- Thursday July 14, 2022
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Aarish Chhabra
Daler Mehndi, brother illegally sent people abroad by showing them as troupe members; complainant says they took money but didn't send him abroad
- www.ndtv.com
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Top Priority Given To Indians Arrested Over Visa Scam In US: Government
- Friday February 1, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Washington and other consulates, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian Man Guilty Of Misusing Facebook, WhatsApp For US Immigration Fraud
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
An Indian citizen has pleaded guilty to operating a fraud scheme by falsely representing as an employee of the US immigration service in which he used social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp to scam people seeking to obtain American visas.
- www.ndtv.com
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7 Indians, 5 Gujarat BPOs Indicted In Massive Call Centre Scam In US
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India
As many as 15 people, including seven Indians, and five Indian call centres have been indicted in a multimillion-dollar scam which defrauded over 2,000 US citizens, resulting in over $5.5 million in losses, the department of justice said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
3 British Sikhs Sentenced To Prison In Immigration Scam Case
- Saturday July 15, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
Three British Sikhs have been jailed for a total of 19 years for helping about 70 illegal Afghan immigrants sneak into the UK by misusing passports in a 6,00,000 pounds scam.
- www.ndtv.com
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3 Sikhs Smuggled 69 Afghans In Turbans Into UK: Court
- Tuesday July 11, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
Three British Sikhs helped about 70 Afghan illegal immigrants sneak into the UK using real passports of Sikhs in a 600,000 pounds scam, a court here has been told.
- www.ndtv.com
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Third Indian Man Pleads Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Call Centre Scam In US
- Friday May 12, 2017
- Indians Abroad | NDTV News Desk
A 28-year-old Indian national in the United States has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scam in which individuals from call centres located in India impersonated US tax and immigration officials to cheat people across America. Harsh Patel, who most recently lived in New Jersey, is the third Indian national to have pleaded guilt...
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian National Pleads Guilty To Call Centres Scam In US
- Thursday April 27, 2017
- Indians Abroad | PressTrust of India
A 28-year-old Indian national in the US has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scam in which individuals from call centres located in India impersonated US tax and immigration officials to defraud victims across America.
- www.ndtv.com
-
California Woman Jailed Over Fake Chinese Weddings
- Tuesday April 18, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A California woman was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday for running a fake marriage scam with her father to enable Chinese nationals to obtain immigration visas.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Donald Trump's Immigration Crackdown A Boon For Scam Artists
- Tuesday March 7, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration has sent shockwaves through the Latino population across the United States and brought out scam artists who are preying on the vulnerable community.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Indian Immigrant Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
- Friday March 3, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
Va. resident was part of family scam that stretched overseas and netted more than $25 million through identity theft and sham travel services.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US Charges 32 Indians In Ahmedabad-Based Call Centre Scam
- Thursday October 27, 2016
- India News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Indians In US Sham Marriage, Immigration Scam
- Tuesday October 4, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Associated Press
Tarunkumar and Sachin Patel wanted to find a way so that more of their friends and business associates from India could get permanent legal status to remain in the United States. But they admitted Monday their plans were federal crimes.
- www.ndtv.com