FBI shuts down 3 India-based call centers posing as Social Security, tied to $50M stolen from Americans. How they worked

Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. A collaborative effort by the FBI, local police and Indian authorities has shut down a huge scam call center operation in India that saw Americans lose nearly $50 million. The FBI Baltimore Field Office, Montgomery County Police Department and Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that a coordinated investigation traced scams reported by residents in Montgomery County, Maryland, to “extensive international scam call center operations in India that had been targeting Americans since 2022,” according to a FBI Baltimore news release (1). Top Picks...