# Major IRS scam phone call center busted in Mumbai

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**Created:** [October 6, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-irs-scam-phone-call-center-busted-in-mumbai/767798 "2016-10-06T20:33:49Z")
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### Author: ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-irs-scam-phone-call-center-busted-in-mumbai/767798/32 "2016-10-07T12:10:54Z")

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I saw one article that said that they were making about $90,000 to $170,000 per day. Another article said “an estimated $36.5 million was extorted from U.S. residents.”

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