Man sentenced in MS for fake ‘federal agent' scam
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man from India was sentenced to five years behind bars and is forced to pay back more than $100,000 in restitution for his role in a wire fraud phone scam.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Northern Mississippi says Nooruddin Bhai Nasruddin, 52, was involved in a wire fraud conspiracy where the callers contacted victims and told them that their bank accounts and social security numbers were stolen/hacked.
The callers convinced the victims to withdraw cash that was picked up by a fake 'federal agent,' which was actually Nasruddin.
In May of 2024, a victim in North Carolina received a call that Ticketmaster had a data breach and their account had been compromised. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the caller told the victim their account was no longer safe, and instructed the victim to deposit thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin machine, which the caller claimed to be controlled by the government.
The caller then told the victim to withdraw all the money into the bank account and give a 'special code' to a 'federal agent.' The victim did as they were asked and gave the money and code to Nasruddin, who was posing as the federal agent in the scam.
In August 2024, another victim in Oxford, Mississippi was contacted by the caller, posing as a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
The victim was told their social security number and bank account was compromised. The caller told the victim to withdraw the money and give it to the federal agent for 'safekeeping,' and also asked the victim to send a photo of the money to the callers.
Nasruddin showed up to pick up the money and was arrested by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department.
Nasruddin, who the U.S. Attorney's Office said is in the United States illegally, was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $104,000 in restitution to his victims.
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