By AFPMore by this AuthorWashingtonThe US Justice Department said Thursday some two million elderly Americans have been deprived of $750 million in various rackets over the last year, including fake technical support scams conducted from Indian call centers. Growing technical support fraud has been among the most worrying causes for complaint, with 142,000 US consumers claiming to have been victims in 2018, among them a large number of elderly. In the classic scenario, a window opens on a victim's computer and says there is a technical problem, accompanied by a number for a technical assistance centre. In the past 12 months, 600 of these accomplices have been identified by US authorities. "We look forward to working with law enforcement in India to encourage more collaboration and action on the ground and in the courtroom to ensure these schemes stop," a senior Justice Department official said.

Source: Daily Nation March 08, 2019 06:22 UTC