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India call centres 'used in US debt collection fraud' [View all]
Indian call centres were used to swindle millions of dollars out of Americans, say US federal officials.
Callers from the Indian centres posed as "phantom debt" collectors who targeted people who had applied for small online loans.
The Federal Trade Commission said two-California based firms and their owner had made $5m (£3.2m) from the fraud.
FTC officials said this was the first case of its kind as more than 10,000 people across the country were cheated.
full: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17126565
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