Indian man pleads guilty, sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment in US for involvement in call centre scam
The man identified as Moin Idrishbhai Pinjara pleaded guilty on November 30 and is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment.
Jan 05, 2023, 09:48 AM IST
Nine arrested at fake Gurugram call center for scamming US citizens; Rs 1.50 lakh recovered
The police arrested the accused on Tuesday night and recovered Rs 1.50 lakh, three laptops, and four CPUs from their possession.
Sep 28, 2022, 13:59 PM IST
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.
May 31, 2019, 14:02 PM IST
US: Indian sentenced to eight years in jail in call centre scam
The IRS is the revenue service of the United States federal government.
Apr 02, 2019, 07:41 AM IST
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.
Sep 09, 2017, 08:17 AM IST
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.
Apr 14, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
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.
Oct 30, 2016, 12:39 PM IST
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.
Oct 28, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
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.
Oct 27, 2016, 22:32 PM IST
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.
Oct 25, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
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.
Oct 23, 2016, 13:02 PM IST
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.
Oct 21, 2016, 13:22 PM IST
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.
Oct 14, 2016, 19:14 PM IST
