SHILLONG: Police on Monday busted a gang of imposters from the city involved in duping American citizens.
They impersonated as personnel from Internal Revenue Service. The team was busted after scaling up surveillance on persons behind the Internal Revenue Service Scam. The accused used call centres near Dhankheti close to the RBI office here to call up American citizens asking them to pay taxes. After busting the call centres, police arrested six persons identified as Pynskhem Mawthoh, Sweety Sutnga and Nina Gurung from the city, Amit Bhomick from Tura and Riju Joseph from Kerala.
Police said cases will be registered under IT Act and IPC sections.
The accused collected money from American citizens by threatening action if they do not pay since they identified themselves as revenue officials.
Woman duped
In a fresh case of fraud, a woman from the state has been duped of Rs 2.4 lakh.
The woman lodged a police complaint that following information from her Facebook friend via Whatsapp that a gift parcel was sent to her, a female claiming to be an employee of Life Insurance Company, Delhi, contacted her, informing that she had to pay tax.
Thereafter, the woman deposited Rs 26,000 on August 8, Rs 42,000 on August 9, Rs 94,000 on August 10, and Rs 78,750 on August 14, at PNB Ladthalaboh branch in the accounts of Zothanpuii Sailo and Johke Bagra.
Later, she was again asked to pay Rs 1,15,000 and Rs 46,000.
