Indian students in US jailed for fraud targeting senior citizens

Two Indian students landed in jail for being involved in fraud targeting elderly citizens in the United States (US).Though they were booked for different cases, they were involved in similar fraud cases. Due to the frauds, citizens have lost millions of dollars.

One of the students has been identified as 20-year-old Kishan Rajeshkumar Patel. He has been sentenced to jail for over five years.

As per the US Department of Justice, he was part of an online phishing scam. He used to impersonate US government officials to get



money and jewelry from the senior citizens.

Patel was caught when he went to collect what he thought was USD 130,000 in Granite Shoals, Texas on August 24, 2024. He has been in federal custody since August 29.

Due to the fraud, a total of USD 2,694,156 was lost. It targeted at least 25 elderly victims.

In a separate case, another Indian student, Moinuddin Mohammed, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a similar scam.

In this scam, elderly Americans lost around 6 million.