India’s CBI helped US sleuths shut down a call centre scam that impersonated Microsoft at times

New York: A federal court has permanently shut down a US-based computer scam that preyed on elderly Americans using call centre operators in India resulting in losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Justice said that the court gave the permanent injunction against Michael Brian Cotter and four companies barring them offering technical support through telemarketing and web sites following a joint operation by US authorities and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The alleged fraudsters in some cases impersonated Microsoft, which brought cases to the attention of the Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force., the Department said.