Ahmedabad man held for defrauding US nationals of over $7 million: CBI
On Friday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced the arrest of a key suspect involved in a transnational cyber fraud scheme targeting US nationals, resulting in the theft of $7.21 million. The CBI registered a case against Ankit Satishchandra Pandey and other unidentified individuals on September 8. According to the CBI, the accused conspired with one another and unknown associates, posing as officers from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), US Attorney, and Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to trick victims into believing their identities were being used to access child pornography via their computers.
The fraudsters then coerced the victims into withdrawing funds from banks, purchasing gold, and handing it over to couriers arranged by the perpetrators in the United States.
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