4 Men Plead Guilty In Fraud Scheme Using India Phone Centers

Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHOUSTON (AP) – Four men have pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud and money laundering scheme that used a network of call centers in India.
Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez in Houston says individuals at call centers in Ahmedabad, India, impersonated Internal Revenue Service and immigration authorities and threatened victims around the U.S. to use gift cards or wire money to make payments they contended were owed to the government.
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