Friday, October 7, 2016<\/p>\n
Police in Mumbai, India arrested 70 people Thursday, the first step in dismantling\u00a0a massive scam that cheated thousands of honest, unsuspecting Americans out of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n
Posing as representatives of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or collection agencies acting on its behalf, the scammers\u00a0sent recorded telephone messages to Americans demanding payment for back taxes. \u00a0The message gave\u00a0a telephone number and urged the recipients to call back immediately.<\/p>\n
Victims\u00a0who believed the\u00a0fraudulent messages and replied to the message\u00a0were urged to settle their case by paying money or purchasing vouchers or prepaid\u00a0cards and provide the voucher ID\u00a0information. \u00a0The imposters used those vouches to purchase items.<\/p>\n
As many as 600 people are involved and being interviewed. \u00a0Many of those manned a call center\u00a0headquartered on several floors of a Mumbai office building.<\/p>\n
Mumbai police believe thousands of Americans were duped during this year-long scam, generating as much as $150,000 US per day.<\/p>\n
At least one as yet unnamed American corporation is suspected of collaborating with the scam, providing personal information of the targeted Americans.<\/p>\n
This is a developing story. \u00a0Check back often for updates.<\/p>\n
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