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Fake Call Centre Cheating US Citizens Busted In Maharashtra, 16 Arrested
- Sunday October 2, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Thane police have busted a fake call centre which allegedly duped US citizens after offering them loans and arrested 16 people in this connection, an official said on Sunday.
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Fake Call Centre Duping US Citizens Busted In Maharashtra, 10 Arrested
- Friday October 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ten persons, including a few women, were arrested for allegedly operating a fake call centre from Nalasopara in Maharashtra's Palghar district and extorting money from US citizens by posing as officials, police said on Thursday.
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Call Centre Targeted US Tax-Payers For Loan Tax, Duped Them In Bitcoins
- Saturday August 25, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the arrest of seven people, police today busted a gang which allegedly duped people living in the US and other countries by telling them that they need to pay tax dues, an official said.
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Thane Police To Take Help From US Call Centre Scam Investigators
- Sunday July 22, 2018
- Cities | Press Trust of India
The conviction of 21 Indian-origin persons by a US court in a multimillion-dollar India-based call centre scam is expected to help investigators of a similar racket in the city build a watertight case against the accused, Thane Police officials said today.
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Key Aide Of Thane Call Centre Scam Mastermind Sagar Thakkar Arrested In Delhi
- Tuesday May 23, 2017
- Others News | Press Trust of India
A key aide of Sagar Thakkar, the alleged kingpin of the IRS scam -- which duped thousands of Americans of over USD 300 million by reaching them via call centres posing as US officials to extort money -- has been arrested from Delhi, Thane Police said today.
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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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Thane Man Who Gifted 2.5 Crore Audi To Girlfriend Arrested In $300 Million Scam
- Saturday April 8, 2017
- India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas
Alleged conman Sagar Thakkar, who had gifted an Audi car worth Rs 2.5 crore to his girlfriend, has been arrested by the Thane police following his deportation from Dubai.
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1 More Arrested In Thane Call Centre Scam
- Saturday November 5, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
One more person has been arrested here in connection with the multi-million dollar transnational scam originating from India-based call centres which cheated thousands of American citizens into paying off fictitious debts, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 75, city police said today.
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Call Centre Scam Mastermind Bought Rs 2.5 Crore Audi From Virat Kohli: Police
- Saturday October 29, 2016
- Cities | Reported by Anant Zanane (with input from agencies)
A luxury car one was seized from Ahmedabad belonging to Sagar Thakkar alias 'Shaggy', main accused of multi-million call-centre scam, which he allegedly purchased from cricketer Virat Kohli, police said.
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Thane Call Centre Scam: 2 Detained From Ahmedabad
- Wednesday October 26, 2016
- Cities | Press Trust of India
Two persons have been detained from Ahmedabad in connection with the multi-crore fake call centre scam wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, police said on Tuesday.
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Call Centre Scam: Mastermind Fled To Gulf During Police Raid
- Sunday October 23, 2016
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
When the teams of Crime Branch of Thane Police were busy in raids in the call centre scam, its mastermind Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy was fleeing the country in the early hours of October 5, officials said.
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Call Centre Raids: Police Suspect Involvement Of Gujarat Cop's Son
- Sunday October 16, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Investigation into the call centre racket in Thane wherein US-based tax payers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers posing as tax officers has led Thane Police to suspect involvement of the son of a senior IPS officer from Gujarat.
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FBI In Thane To Investigate Call Centre Scam, Homeland Security Coming Too
- Friday October 14, 2016
- India News | Written by Anant Zanane
US agency FBI has begun assisting the police in investigating a call centre scam near Mumbai that defrauded more than 6,000 Americans of millions of dollars."
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Mira Road Call Centre Scam: Kingpin Shaggy Gifted Rs 2.5 Cr Car To Lover On Birthday
- Friday October 14, 2016
- India News | Faisal Tandel, Mid-day.com
A lavish lifestyle and everything posh of the kingpin of the multi-crore extortion racket being run from call centres in Mumbai and Ahmedabad was not restricted to him - Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy (23) had gifted a Rs 2.5 crore Audi R8 to his 21-year-old girlfriend on her birthday, the Thane police have said.
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Mira Road Call Centre Con: Insider Spills The Beans
- Monday October 10, 2016
- Mumbai News | Faisal Tandel, Mid-day.com
Just one month into his well-paying job, Rakesh (name changed) decided to quit. The reason, he says, was that he found out that he was really being used to cheat aged American citizens and extort money from them by pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service.
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Fake Call Centre Cheating US Citizens Busted In Maharashtra, 16 Arrested
- Sunday October 2, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Thane police have busted a fake call centre which allegedly duped US citizens after offering them loans and arrested 16 people in this connection, an official said on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Fake Call Centre Duping US Citizens Busted In Maharashtra, 10 Arrested
- Friday October 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ten persons, including a few women, were arrested for allegedly operating a fake call centre from Nalasopara in Maharashtra's Palghar district and extorting money from US citizens by posing as officials, police said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Call Centre Targeted US Tax-Payers For Loan Tax, Duped Them In Bitcoins
- Saturday August 25, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the arrest of seven people, police today busted a gang which allegedly duped people living in the US and other countries by telling them that they need to pay tax dues, an official said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thane Police To Take Help From US Call Centre Scam Investigators
- Sunday July 22, 2018
- Cities | Press Trust of India
The conviction of 21 Indian-origin persons by a US court in a multimillion-dollar India-based call centre scam is expected to help investigators of a similar racket in the city build a watertight case against the accused, Thane Police officials said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Key Aide Of Thane Call Centre Scam Mastermind Sagar Thakkar Arrested In Delhi
- Tuesday May 23, 2017
- Others News | Press Trust of India
A key aide of Sagar Thakkar, the alleged kingpin of the IRS scam -- which duped thousands of Americans of over USD 300 million by reaching them via call centres posing as US officials to extort money -- has been arrested from Delhi, Thane Police said today.
- 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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Thane Man Who Gifted 2.5 Crore Audi To Girlfriend Arrested In $300 Million Scam
- Saturday April 8, 2017
- India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas
Alleged conman Sagar Thakkar, who had gifted an Audi car worth Rs 2.5 crore to his girlfriend, has been arrested by the Thane police following his deportation from Dubai.
- www.ndtv.com
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1 More Arrested In Thane Call Centre Scam
- Saturday November 5, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
One more person has been arrested here in connection with the multi-million dollar transnational scam originating from India-based call centres which cheated thousands of American citizens into paying off fictitious debts, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 75, city police said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Call Centre Scam Mastermind Bought Rs 2.5 Crore Audi From Virat Kohli: Police
- Saturday October 29, 2016
- Cities | Reported by Anant Zanane (with input from agencies)
A luxury car one was seized from Ahmedabad belonging to Sagar Thakkar alias 'Shaggy', main accused of multi-million call-centre scam, which he allegedly purchased from cricketer Virat Kohli, police said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thane Call Centre Scam: 2 Detained From Ahmedabad
- Wednesday October 26, 2016
- Cities | Press Trust of India
Two persons have been detained from Ahmedabad in connection with the multi-crore fake call centre scam wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, police said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Call Centre Scam: Mastermind Fled To Gulf During Police Raid
- Sunday October 23, 2016
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
When the teams of Crime Branch of Thane Police were busy in raids in the call centre scam, its mastermind Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy was fleeing the country in the early hours of October 5, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Call Centre Raids: Police Suspect Involvement Of Gujarat Cop's Son
- Sunday October 16, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Investigation into the call centre racket in Thane wherein US-based tax payers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers posing as tax officers has led Thane Police to suspect involvement of the son of a senior IPS officer from Gujarat.
- www.ndtv.com
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FBI In Thane To Investigate Call Centre Scam, Homeland Security Coming Too
- Friday October 14, 2016
- India News | Written by Anant Zanane
US agency FBI has begun assisting the police in investigating a call centre scam near Mumbai that defrauded more than 6,000 Americans of millions of dollars."
- www.ndtv.com
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Mira Road Call Centre Scam: Kingpin Shaggy Gifted Rs 2.5 Cr Car To Lover On Birthday
- Friday October 14, 2016
- India News | Faisal Tandel, Mid-day.com
A lavish lifestyle and everything posh of the kingpin of the multi-crore extortion racket being run from call centres in Mumbai and Ahmedabad was not restricted to him - Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy (23) had gifted a Rs 2.5 crore Audi R8 to his 21-year-old girlfriend on her birthday, the Thane police have said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mira Road Call Centre Con: Insider Spills The Beans
- Monday October 10, 2016
- Mumbai News | Faisal Tandel, Mid-day.com
Just one month into his well-paying job, Rakesh (name changed) decided to quit. The reason, he says, was that he found out that he was really being used to cheat aged American citizens and extort money from them by pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service.
- www.ndtv.com