U.S. shuts India-based call centre operation that defrauded elderly Americans

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• U.S. authorities have shut down an India-based call centre operation that allegedly defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans of millions of dollars through tech support scams, following a years-long investigation that led to the conviction of five "telemarketing fraudsters".
• In a social media post on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Boston said that the probe also resulted in the arrest and conviction of a former employee of the call routing company used by the fraudsters.
• 🚨#BREAKING: #YourFBI has shut down a call center operation in India that defrauded hundreds of elderly victims here in the U.S. & abroad out of millions of dollars through tech support scams, & two senior executives who operated a business that enabled it, have just admitted to…
• pic.twitter.com/zlSWOspKQ7 — FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) May 20, 2026 It said the call centre scam targeted hundreds of elderly victims in the U.S. and abroad...