December 22, 2020
The United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Aaron L. Weisman, announced Dec. 21, 2020, that his office recently convicted the fifth India-based telemarketing fraudster in the past three months.
Like the other four, Sahil Narang, 29, was investigated and arrested by the FBI and charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for participating in telemarketing fraud schemes that targeted and defrauded Americans of millions of dollars, the majority of them vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity.
All five Indian nationals participated in telemarketing schemes that operated out of call centers in India, such as “Tech Support” and “Refund Fraud” schemes, often obtaining personal identifying and banking information from victims’ computers through remote access applications or from victims themselves. The information was used to access victims’ bank accounts in order to steal or misappropriate their funds.
December 21, 2020 12:26 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) – Five India-based telemarketing fraudsters have been convicted in schemes that targeted and defrauded Americans of millions of dollars.
According to the United States Attorney of Rhode Island’s office, the majority of the victims were vulnerable to fraud due to age or infirmity.
All five of the Indian Nationals participated in schemes that operated out of call centers in India, such as “refund fraud” or “tech support.
They often obtained personal and banking information from the victims’ computers through remote access applications.
This information was used to steal or misappropriate funds.
Preying upon vulnerable men and women for financial gain by means of telemarketing is not only repellant, but violative of federal law; and, as demonstrated by the convictions announced today, law enforcement has no imperative but, and will not hesitate, to hold such defendants fully accountable to criminal process,” said Un
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