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Home / News / World News / Multimillion-dollar robocall scam dupes several in US: Details
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    Multimillion-dollar robocall scam dupes several in US: Details

    Astha Oriel <br/><i>(Sourced from PTI)</i>
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    Astha Oriel
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    Last updated on Feb 23, 2021, 03:34 pm
    Multimillion-dollar robocall scam dupes several in US: Details
  • An overseas multimillion-dollar robocall scam by conspirators having Indian nationality has duped several citizens of the United States.

    The two Indian nationals have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and identity theft in connection with the robocall scam that defrauded thousands in the US, mostly the elderly, the Department of Justice said.

  • In this article
    They face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison Robocalls tricking victims into sending cash were made from Ahmedabad Parmar collected money, deposited funds into bank accounts Conspirators tricked victims by impersonating law enforcement officials Patel retrieved 250 wire transfers amounting to $219,520 Parmar collected nearly six million dollars from 4,000 victims Parmar traveled to 30 US states, collected 4,358 wire transfers Patel and Parmar to be sentenced on June 18
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    They face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison

  • Pradipsinh Parmar and Sumer Patel face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the conspiracy. Parmar faces an additional mandatory minimum sentence of two years on an aggravated identity theft count.

  • Details

    Robocalls tricking victims into sending cash were made from Ahmedabad

  • Shehzadkhan Pathan, leader of the conspiracy, operated a call center in Ahmedabad from which automated robocalls were made to victims in the US.

    After establishing contact with the victims through these automated calls, Pathan and other closers at his call center would coerce, cajole, and trick victims to send bulk cash through physical shipments and electronic money transfers.

    He pleaded guilty on January 15.

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    Parmar collected money, deposited funds into bank accounts

  • According to court documents, Parmar collected money on behalf of the robocall conspiracy that victims had sent either by a parcel delivery carrier or through a wire service. Upon receiving the victims' money, Parmar deposited these funds into bank accounts as directed by Pathan.

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    Conspirators tricked victims by impersonating law enforcement officials

    Conspirators tricked victims by impersonating law enforcement officials
  • Pathan and his conspirators used a variety of schemes to convince victims to send money, including impersonating law enforcement officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration, and representatives of other government agencies, and threatened them with severe legal and financial consequences.

    They convinced victims to send money via wire transfer as initial installments for falsely promised loans.

  • Wire Transfers

    Patel retrieved 250 wire transfers amounting to $219,520

    Patel retrieved 250 wire transfers amounting to $219,520
  • Patel retrieved over 250 individual wire transfers from 230 individual victims from October 2018 to March 2019 on behalf of Pathan which totaled $219,520.98.

    While living in Virginia Chesterfield County, Patel also received eight packages of cash sent by victims. Four of the eight packages are known to have contained a total of $56,200 in cash.

  • Information

    Parmar collected nearly six million dollars from 4,000 victims

  • "Parmar crisscrossed the US to collect nearly six million dollars that were stolen from more than 4,000 victims in the international robocall scam," said Raj Parekh, Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

  • Wire transfers

    Parmar traveled to 30 US states, collected 4,358 wire transfers

    Parmar traveled to 30 US states, collected 4,358 wire transfers
  • As part of the guilty plea, Parmar admitted that over a two-year period from March 2017 to April 2019, he traveled to 30 states and collected at least 4,358 wire transfers sent by victims, with losses totaling at least $4,312,585.

    Additionally, Parmar received and attempted to receive at least 91 packages of bulk cash sent by victims from several states, totaling at least $1,593,591.

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    Patel and Parmar to be sentenced on June 18

  • The federal prosecutors alleged that Parmar also received at least 549 counterfeit identification documents sent to him by Pathan for his use in retrieving these packages and wires sent by victims. Parmar and Patel are scheduled to be sentenced on June 18.

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