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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of India has busted a sophisticated transnational criminal enterprise targeting United States citizens in elaborate scams. In a major crackdown against financial crime, the CBI claimed it apprehended suspects who carried out illicit activities using digital assets. In its statement, the CBI mentioned that during the raid, it was able to capture six suspects, with funds of about Rs. 1.88 crore (approximately $207,000) in cash–one of the biggest seizures in busts of this nature–recovered from the criminals. The arrested suspects have been identified as Shubham Sing, who uses the alias Domnic, Daltanlian, known as Michael, George T Zamlianlal, known as Miles, L Seiminlen Haokip, known as Ronny, Magkholun, known as Maxy, and Robert Thangkhankhual, who used the aliases David and Munroin. CBI busts criminals targeting United States citizens According to the CBI, the criminal syndicate has been operating since 2022, targeting United States nationals in several scams. Authorities also claimed that the criminals have netted more than $8 million from these scams. The operation, which led to their arrest, was carried out by the CBI, which acted on intelligence provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The statement mentioned that the accused operated under several pseudonymous identities of officials from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the FBI, and the Social Security Administration (SSA). They carried out a complex conspiracy to con American citizens, successfully scamming unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned funds. Their modus operandi involved calling and threatening United States residents, the CBI said in its statement. The CBI claimed that in some cases, the criminals would call residents of the United States, telling them that their Social Security Numbers (SSN) were involved in money laundering and drug delivery schemes. They would go further by claiming that they have the right to freeze…

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