Amelia Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 Indian police arrest 16 in $350,000 Citibank call center scam By JEEJA PUROHIT Associated Press Writer April 16, 2005 PUNE, India -- Police have arrested 16 people in western India for allegedly cheating four Citibank customers out of nearly $350,000, a police officer said Saturday. Three former Citibank employees at a call center in the western city of Pune and 13 associates were charged with misusing financial data and illegally withdrawing money from the accounts of the New York-based customers, said Sanjay Jadhav, an assistant commissioner of police. The call center employees befriended the customers by "talking pleasantly" to them, and then "these men obtained the personal identification number of the customers and used the international wire transfer system to move the funds," Jadhav said. Two suspects visited Thailand between March 20 and March 24 and transferred the money into their bank accounts, Jadhav said. The suspects spent some of the money buying expensive cars, jewelry and visiting night spots, the Indian Express newspaper reported Saturday. At least $44,320 was recovered, a public prosecutor said. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
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