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Fake Call Centre Scamming Canadians Busted In Ahmedabad, 4 Arrested
The investigation revealed that the operation was orchestrated by a man named Falgun Patel, who is on the run
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2 Detained From Indore For Duping US Citizens On Pretext Of Providing Loans
Two persons from Ahmedabad, including a former call centre employee, have been detained by the police in Madhya Pradesh's Indore for allegedly duping US citizens on the pretext of providing loans to them, a police official said on Thursday.
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Months After Balakot Strike, India Launches "Cloud-Proof" Spy Satellite
India successfully launched a new "spy satellite" this morning capable of keeping a lookout from space even in cloudy conditions, leaving no room for doubt the next time its armed forces conduct an operation such as the Balakot air strike carried out earlier this year.
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Indian Man Extradited From Singapore To US For Role In Call Centre Fraud
Singapore has extradited an Indian national to the United States to face charges in a call center fraud that scammed millions of dollars from victims in the United States, the Justice Department announced Friday.
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FBI Official Meets Gujarat Cops Over Fake Call Centres
The FBI attache in the United States Embassy in India met Ahmedabad police officials to assist the latter in an ongoing probe into illegal call centres busted here recently, a senior official said Sunday.
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7 Indians, 5 Gujarat BPOs Indicted In Massive Call Centre Scam In US
As many as 15 people, including seven Indians, and five Indian call centres have been indicted in a multimillion-dollar scam which defrauded over 2,000 US citizens, resulting in over $5.5 million in losses, the department of justice said on Friday.
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Fire Breaks Out At ISRO High-Tech Facility At Ahmedabad
Thick smoke was seen emanating this afternoon from one of India's most important space laboratories in Ahmedabad. A fire broke out possibly due to a short circuit in a major facility of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Ahmedabad, called the Space Applications Centre (SAC), the city's fire department said
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Students Should Know How To Market Themselves: Chetan Bhagat
Popular author Chetan Bhagat feels scoring high percentage in board examinations is not enough, students should also know how to market themselves.
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Third Indian Man Pleads Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Call Centre Scam In US
A 28-year-old Indian national in the United States has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scam in which individuals from call centres located in India impersonated US tax and immigration officials to cheat people across America. Harsh Patel, who most recently lived in New Jersey, is the third Indian national to have pleaded guilt...
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Call Centre Scam Mastermind Bought Rs 2.5 Crore Audi From Virat Kohli: Police
A luxury car one was seized from Ahmedabad belonging to Sagar Thakkar alias 'Shaggy', main accused of multi-million call-centre scam, which he allegedly purchased from cricketer Virat Kohli, police said.
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US Charges 32 Indians In Ahmedabad-Based Call Centre Scam
The US Justice Department charged 61 people and entities on Thursday with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centers where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded payments for non-existent debts.
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Thane Call Centre Scam: 2 Detained From Ahmedabad
Two persons have been detained from Ahmedabad in connection with the multi-crore fake call centre scam wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, police said on Tuesday.
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Mira Road Call Centre Scam: Kingpin Shaggy Gifted Rs 2.5 Cr Car To Lover On Birthday
A lavish lifestyle and everything posh of the kingpin of the multi-crore extortion racket being run from call centres in Mumbai and Ahmedabad was not restricted to him - Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy (23) had gifted a Rs 2.5 crore Audi R8 to his 21-year-old girlfriend on her birthday, the Thane police have said.
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Fire at BSNL office leaves 20,000 phones dead
Over 20,000 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) landline phone connections stopped functioning due to a fire in the Navrangpura Telephone Exchange today, officials said. The fire broke out due to short-circuit on the third floor of the BSNL office which houses a call centre and telephone exchange. There was no casualty in the incident, the official...
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Fake Call Centre Scamming Canadians Busted In Ahmedabad, 4 Arrested
The investigation revealed that the operation was orchestrated by a man named Falgun Patel, who is on the run
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2 Detained From Indore For Duping US Citizens On Pretext Of Providing Loans
Two persons from Ahmedabad, including a former call centre employee, have been detained by the police in Madhya Pradesh's Indore for allegedly duping US citizens on the pretext of providing loans to them, a police official said on Thursday.
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Months After Balakot Strike, India Launches "Cloud-Proof" Spy Satellite
India successfully launched a new "spy satellite" this morning capable of keeping a lookout from space even in cloudy conditions, leaving no room for doubt the next time its armed forces conduct an operation such as the Balakot air strike carried out earlier this year.
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Indian Man Extradited From Singapore To US For Role In Call Centre Fraud
Singapore has extradited an Indian national to the United States to face charges in a call center fraud that scammed millions of dollars from victims in the United States, the Justice Department announced Friday.
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FBI Official Meets Gujarat Cops Over Fake Call Centres
The FBI attache in the United States Embassy in India met Ahmedabad police officials to assist the latter in an ongoing probe into illegal call centres busted here recently, a senior official said Sunday.
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7 Indians, 5 Gujarat BPOs Indicted In Massive Call Centre Scam In US
As many as 15 people, including seven Indians, and five Indian call centres have been indicted in a multimillion-dollar scam which defrauded over 2,000 US citizens, resulting in over $5.5 million in losses, the department of justice said on Friday.
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Fire Breaks Out At ISRO High-Tech Facility At Ahmedabad
Thick smoke was seen emanating this afternoon from one of India's most important space laboratories in Ahmedabad. A fire broke out possibly due to a short circuit in a major facility of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Ahmedabad, called the Space Applications Centre (SAC), the city's fire department said
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Students Should Know How To Market Themselves: Chetan Bhagat
Popular author Chetan Bhagat feels scoring high percentage in board examinations is not enough, students should also know how to market themselves.
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Third Indian Man Pleads Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Call Centre Scam In US
A 28-year-old Indian national in the United States has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scam in which individuals from call centres located in India impersonated US tax and immigration officials to cheat people across America. Harsh Patel, who most recently lived in New Jersey, is the third Indian national to have pleaded guilt...
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Call Centre Scam Mastermind Bought Rs 2.5 Crore Audi From Virat Kohli: Police
A luxury car one was seized from Ahmedabad belonging to Sagar Thakkar alias 'Shaggy', main accused of multi-million call-centre scam, which he allegedly purchased from cricketer Virat Kohli, police said.
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US Charges 32 Indians In Ahmedabad-Based Call Centre Scam
The US Justice Department charged 61 people and entities on Thursday with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centers where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded payments for non-existent debts.
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Thane Call Centre Scam: 2 Detained From Ahmedabad
Two persons have been detained from Ahmedabad in connection with the multi-crore fake call centre scam wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, police said on Tuesday.
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Mira Road Call Centre Scam: Kingpin Shaggy Gifted Rs 2.5 Cr Car To Lover On Birthday
A lavish lifestyle and everything posh of the kingpin of the multi-crore extortion racket being run from call centres in Mumbai and Ahmedabad was not restricted to him - Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy (23) had gifted a Rs 2.5 crore Audi R8 to his 21-year-old girlfriend on her birthday, the Thane police have said.
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Fire at BSNL office leaves 20,000 phones dead
Over 20,000 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) landline phone connections stopped functioning due to a fire in the Navrangpura Telephone Exchange today, officials said. The fire broke out due to short-circuit on the third floor of the BSNL office which houses a call centre and telephone exchange. There was no casualty in the incident, the official...
