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15 Including Indian Origin in Massive Call Center Scam 2018-09-08 10:46:57
About 15 people, including an Indian origin, and five India-based businesses were charged on Friday in the multimillion-dollar call center scam which defrauded thousands of the United States citizens of hundreds of millions of dollars.Seven persons were arrested in the...
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Read More2 Women Arrested in Kolkata over Running Fake Job Racket 2018-10-09 07:44:36
Two women were arrested in Kolkata earlier this week for running a fake job racket and cheating hundreds of people by promising them jobs in Canada. According to police, the accused, Barnali Biswas (37), owner, and Sudipa Saha (29), manager,...
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Read MoreNewly Designed Wearable Device to Help Elderly During Falls 2019-08-13 09:44:48
A research team, including an Indian origin, have designed a new wearable system to remotely monitor the elderly and provide quick first-aid when needed. This new wearable system can provide relief to the elderly who are at risk of falls....
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Read MoreU.S. Issues Warning Against India-Based Call Center Scam Industry 2019-04-20 07:13:59
Since more and more Indians these days are getting involved in a call center scam, the United States government has issued a stern warning. Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski, while announcing the extradition of an Indian citizen from Singapore allegedly...
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Read MoreU.S. Cracks Down on Indians Call Center Fraud Extorting Americans: Indian Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Jail 2019-05-31 16:55:24
An American federal judge has sentenced an Indian national to seven and a half years in prison over call-center scam extorting Americans. Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington, besides sentencing the 23-year-old Sharvil Patel, also fined him $80,000 on Thursday in Tampa,...
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Read MoreIndian Sentenced to Eight Years in Jail in Florida for Call Center Fraud 2019-04-03 00:27:08
An Indian national on Tuesday has been sentenced to eight years and nine months imprisonment for his involvement in an India-based call center scam, the United Statement Department of Justice said. The 31-year-old Nishitkumar Patel, who had pleaded guilty to...
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