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Tech-Support Scammers Cheat Elder of $136,000, Risk Decades in Jail

Gunjit Malhotra, Gurjet Singh, and Jas Pal arrested on charges related to running tech support scams for several years. The scam was allegedly being conducted for about seven years, between 2013 and 2019, and used multiple companies to charge for the fake computer services, making in excess of $1.3 million. The victims were mostly elderly who stated they were tricked into paying for fake computer repair services. The charges for all three perpetrators are for mail fraud with a maximum sentence of 20 years of jail time; and conspiracy to access a computer for fraudulent purposes.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tech-support-scammers-cheat-elder-of-136-000-risk-decades-in-jail/

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