Did Telugu Students Start Gold Scam In USA?

Not everyone who goes to the United States travels there with the right intentions. Well, many people go there for higher employment opportunities and better living conditions. A few people go there for scam activities and make easy money.

According to the U.S. Attorney, Venkateswara Chagamreddy, 37, who was in the United States on a student visa has defrauded a Vietnam veteran. This Telugu guy was in the United States on student visa when he created a Gold scam.

He was sentenced to 30 months in prison, ordered to pay $99,496 in fines and repayment, and is expected to face removal proceedings once that is done.

Going into the story, an elderly victim called a phone number that he believed was Microsoft support. While speaking with Microsoft, the victim was told that criminal activity had been detected on his computer and that information would be turned over to the federal government.

The victim was then contacted by Venkateswara who identified themselves as a federal officer and provided a false badge number. The fake federal officer told the victim that his identity had been stolen and provided to criminals, which resulted in him being investigated and that his identity was used to commit federal crimes.

The fake federal officer spoke with the elderly victim about his finances and stated that he would be transferred to the treasury department. The victim was told that his money needed to be transferred to gold and that an officer would pick it up the following day.

The elderly victim complied and provided photos of the gold. When the fake officer arrived, the victim handed him the package of gold. But only later was identified that the victim was brutally scammed by these fraudulent men.