The mastermind of a parasitic IRS scam has been arrested by Indian police after allegedly swindling millions of dollars from thousands of American citizens.
Sagar Thakkar is the 24-year-old behind the cunning scheme that involved at least 70 other suspects operating from “call centers in the state of Maharashtra and one center in Ahmedabad.”
By impersonating IRS agents with the use American accents, the nine call centers would contact American citizens, informing them that they owed back taxes and that they’d be arrested upon failure to pay.
“We are still investigating the total amount of money collected by Sagar Thakkar,” said Mukund Hatote, assistant commissioner of police in Thane, “During the initial stage of investigation, it was looking around $300 million.”
Thakkar, also referred to by the name “Shaggy”, has been charged with extortion, cheating, impersonation, and criminal conspiracy, among others.
An estimated 15,000 American victims are believed to have fallen for the scam, while over 390 were arrested by Indian police in connection to “Shaggy’s” criminal operation.
The entire scheme granted Thakkar a “lavish lifestyle” and appears to have functioned similar to a separate IRS impersonation scam back in 2013.
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