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05 Jan 2023

Indian man pleads guilty, convicted in US for involvement in call centre scam

Moin Idrishbhai Pinjara pleaded guilty on November 30 and is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment. US District Judge Andrew Hanen ordered him to pay USD 6,35,103 in restitution to the victims of the conspiracy. US Attorney Alamdar S Hamdani said between December 2019 and July 2020, Pinjara was a 'runner' in an Indian-based call centre scam.

28 Sep 2022

Nine arrested at fake Gurugram call center for scamming US citizens

Nine people were arrested from Gurugram for allegedly duping US citizens The police arrested the accused on Tuesday night and recovered Rs 1.50 lakh The accused also paid Rs 85,000 per month as floor rent for six months

Call centre scam

31 May 2019

Indian jailed in US for call centre scam

Sharvil Patel, who pleaded guilty to the crime in February this year, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison on Thursday, becoming the third Indian to be sentenced for his involvement in the call centre scam.

Call centre scam

02 Apr 2019

US: Indian sentenced to eight years in jail in call centre scam

The IRS is the revenue service of the United States federal government.

09 Sep 2017

Indian-origin men plead guilty in US call centre scam

Four Indian-origin men have pleaded guilty to charges of their involvement in a multi-million USD telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US perpetrated by India-based call centres.

14 Apr 2017

Credit card fraud: Delhi resident duped of Rs 1.46 lakh; data of over 1 crore people leaked

Scam callers call innocent persons, giving an impression that they are calling from their bank and seek the required information necessary to transfer their money.

Call centre scam

30 Oct 2016

Call centre scam kingpin Shaggy bought Audi from Virat Kohli: Reports

The police seized the vehicle from Ahmedabad, and the Thane Crime Branch had reportedly spent Rs. 50000 towards transportation cost to bring it to the city.

US residents cheated

28 Oct 2016

US govt department alleges Indian call centres stole $300 million from Americans

The five Indian call centres, charged with defrauding thousands of Americans, stole more than USD 300 million from their victims, US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has said.

Call centre scam

27 Oct 2016

India call center scam: US Justice Department charges 61 people

More than 60 individuals and entities, an overwhelming number of them Indians, were on Thursday charged by the Justice Department for allegedly participating in a multi-million dollar scam involving call centres based in India which conned thousands of American citizens.

25 Oct 2016

Thane call centre scam: Two detained from Ahmedabad

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.

Call centre scam

23 Oct 2016

Call centre scam kingpin slipped to Dubai as police was busy in raids

When the teams of Crime Branch of Thane Police were busy in raids at fake call centre in connection with the call centre scam, its mastermind Sagar alias Shaggy Thakkar was on his way to flee the country in early hours of October 5, officials said.

Call centre scam

21 Oct 2016

Call centre scam: This is how Shaggy-the mastermind used to trap victims

Scamsters in the recently busted multi-crore call centre racket were using well-known people search websites, which provide a person's name and addresses, to gauge a potential victim's ability to pay as part of their illegal operations, police have revealed.

14 Oct 2016

FBI officer in Thane to get details of call centre scam

After the raids, police shut down four more call centres in Thane where the daily transaction was about Rs 50 lakh, said the Joint Commissioner of Police.

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