Rofl.... atupakka phone lo desi gada?

[JANASENA]

 

[GullyBoy]

doubt aa.. we are no 1 in scamming no.. 

youtube lo bochedu scammers ni prank chese calls untai

[JANASENA]

1 minute ago, GullyBoy said:

doubt aa.. we are no 1 in scamming no.. 

youtube lo bochedu scammers ni prank chese calls untai

[GullyBoy]

 

 

[Idassamed]

Ducking idiotic scammers

 

[ram4a]

16 minutes ago, Idassamed said:

Ducking idiotic scammers

 

Mana Paruvu anthha teesi 10gutaaru ee scammer badakav gaalu

[kittaya]

40 minutes ago, GullyBoy said:

doubt aa.. we are no 1 in scamming no.. 

youtube lo bochedu scammers ni prank chese calls untai

stop man... manolle kaadu pakistanis bangaldesis are also involved.... 

only manameee kaadhu ni yavvaa

[jbourne]

50 minutes ago, ram4a said:

Mana Paruvu anthha teesi 10gutaaru ee scammer badakav gaalu

Chinese gallu kuda vunnar 

 

[jbourne]

1 hour ago, JANASENA said:

 

Idi chala pathadi 

[roxiczone]

1 hour ago, JANASENA said:

 

vanty mee thaluka ana ankul 

[sattipandu]

2 hours ago, JANASENA said:

 

Mumbai Pune Byatch gaaa eee s camming call centers anniiiiiii

[Idassamed]

1 hour ago, sattipandu said:

Mumbai Pune Byatch gaaa eee s camming call centers anniiiiiii

Gujjus also no

[JANASENA]

21 minutes ago, Idassamed said:

Gujjus also no

Gujjus in Mumbai emo  

[ParmQ]

Most of them are Gujjus. Ahmedabad and suurrounding area lo BPOs are started only for these scams.

 

7 Indians, 5 Gujarat BPOs Indicted In Massive Call Centre Scam In US

Seven co-conspirators and five call-centres based in Ahmedabad have also been charged for their alleged involvement.

AhmedabadPress Trust of IndiaUpdated: September 08, 2018 16:52 IST

In connection with the scam, seven people were arrested on Thursday in United States. (Representational)

 

 

Chicago/Bhopal:

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.

The scam involved call centre operators who called potential victims while impersonating officials from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or individuals offering payday loans, US Attorney Byung J Pak said.

Later, they threatened victims with arrest, imprisonment, or fines for failing to pay taxes or penalties to the government, the justice department said in a statement.

In connection with the scam, seven individuals were arrested on Thursday in the United States.

Seven co-conspirators and five call-centres based in Ahmedabad were also charged for their alleged involvement.

The indictment alleges that the defendents were involved in a sophisticated scheme organised by co-conspirators in India, including a network of call centres in Ahmedabad.

"IRS and payday loan phone schemes seek to profit by exploiting United States citizens, including the most vulnerable members of our community," said the US Attorney.

"This indictment and yesterday's arrests demonstrate our commitment to identifying and prosecuting those who hide behind these types of phone scams," Mr Pak said.

"This indictment makes clear that the IRS impersonation scam has risen to a new level, with indictments against five call centres and seven co-conspirators in India who allegedly directed their employees to participate in the scam," said J Russell George, treasury inspector general for tax administration.

"I wish to congratulate my investigative team, who labored many long hours to untangle the intricate web of financial transactions that the defendants allegedly completed as part of a transnational conspiracy to extort money from taxpayers and conceal and disguise the proceeds of their unlawful activities."

Between 2012 and 2016, the defendants perpetrated a complex fraud and money laundering scheme in which individuals from call centres located in Ahmedabad frequently impersonated officials from the IRS or US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in a ruse designed to defraud victims located throughout America.

The call centres in India used various telephone fraud schemes to defraud mainly vulnerable Americans, including the elderly and legal immigrants.

Using information obtained from data brokers and other sources, call centre operators allegedly called potential victims while impersonating officials from the IRS or individuals offering fictitious payday loans.

The call centre operators would then threaten potential victims with arrest, imprisonment, or fines if they did not pay taxes or penalties to the government, the indictment alleges.

If the victims agreed to pay, the call centres allegedly would immediately turn to a network of US-based co-conspirators to liquidate and launder the extorted funds by purchasing prepaid debit cards or through wire transfers, including through MoneyGram and Western Union, to the attention of fictitious names and US-based defendants and their co-conspirators, it said.

The five India-based call centres that have been indicted are Excellent Solutions BPO, ADN Infotech Pvt Ltd, Infoace BPO Solutions Pvt Ltd, Adore Infosource, Inc and Zurik BPO Services Pvt Ltd.

The 15 individuals who have been charged are Shylesh Kumar Sharma, Dilipkumar Kodwini, Radhishraj Natarajan, Shubham Sharma, Nirav Janakbhai Panchal, Athar Parvez Mansuri, Mohmmad Samir Memon, Mohamed Kazim Momin, Palak Kumar Patel, Mohmed Sozab Momin, Rodrigo Leon-Castillo, Devin Bradford Pope, Nicholas Alezander Deane, Drue Kyle Riggins and Jantz Parrish Miller.

Mohamed Kazim Momin, Patel, Mohmed Sozab Momin, Pope, Deane, Riggins and Miller were arraigned yesterday before US magistrate judge Janet F King.

 

Many accused in call centre fraud from Gujarat

Many accused in call centre fraud from Gujarat

Mahesh Langa

AHMEDABAD:, November 01, 2016 23:20 IST

Updated: December 02, 2016 12:50 IST

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A breakthrough: Thane police seized an Audi car registered in Virat Kohli's name. The car was being used by a man accused in the IRS call centre scam in Mira Road on Friday.  

 

The recent busting of the scam in Mumbai and Gujarat led to the arrest of at least 20 people in the U.S.

The recent busting of the multi-million dollar scam involving call centres in Mumbai and Gujarat has led to the arrest of at least 20 people in the United States. All the arrested persons are of Indian origin, with a majority of them being from Gujarat.

On October 28, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said that fake call centres had defrauded thousands of U.S. citizens of more than $300 million.

The mastermind behind the network of call centres was identified as Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy who ran the scam with the help of his aides in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

The crack down by U.S. authorities led to five call centres, all based in Ahmedabad, being shut down. Besides the 20 arrested in the U.S., 31 people have been arrested in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

According to police, the racket was run through a network of call centres from where telecallers would call U.S. tax payers impersonating as officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Services, or other government agencies, demanding payment in order to clear fictitious arrest warrants, orders of deportation, or unpaid income tax.

The callers “threatened potential victims with arrest, imprisonment, fines or deportation” if they did not pay taxes or penalties to the government.

Elderly woman victim

Among the victims was an elderly San Diego woman who forked out $12,300 after she was threatened with arrest if she didn't pay a penalty for fictitious tax violations.

“In Ahmedabad alone, hundreds of call centres have come up in last few years employing thousands of persons, who earn handsome salaries ranging from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 50,000 per month,” a senior police official told The Hindu, adding, “the Indian authorities remained blind to the scam because of lack of complaint and also because the fraud was not taking place in India.” Thakkar alias Shaggy has gone underground since the scam came to light. According to insiders, he made more than Rs. 1,500 crore in the last five years and invested his money in land and property in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

It was also recently reported that he had purchased a high-end Audi, costing Rs. 2.5 crore, from cricketer Virat Kohli to gift to his girlfriend. The Thane police has since seized the car from Ahmedabad.