In India, phone scammers extorted from Americans immediately "pay taxes"
The fraudsters introduced themselves as US tax officials. Photo: depositphotos.com
Police in the Indian city of Tanya in the west of the country detained more than 750 people suspected of deceiving US citizens through a call center specially created for fraudulent operations.
According to police, the fraudsters had a list of US citizens who did not pay taxes.
By posing as US tax officials, the criminals informed their victims of tax arrears and extorted bank details from the Americans with the help of threats.
In some cases, victims were asked to buy gift certificates from various companies. After that, the fraudsters found out the certificate number from the victims and made purchases with it.
The fraudulent scheme, according to preliminary data, brought in more than $150 thousand a day - this is one of the largest scams in the history of India.
According to the police, 70% of the profits came from Indian group members, 30% went to their accomplices in the USA.
Police Tane reported that he had contacted the FBI to assist in the investigation.
About 70 detainees are under arrest, the rest are released during the investigation. Installed 9 people who led the criminal group.
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