New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked an Ahmedabad based individual and his unknown associates for allegedly targeting US citizens through technology-enabled fraud and identity theft by impersonating as American federal agents and defrauding more than 20 victims of $6 million, people familiar with the development said.

The accused persons allegedly ran illegal call centres since 2024 and sent pop-up messages to the victims claiming that their computers had been compromised.

Once the victims called on the numbers sent by the accused, they posed as officials of agencies including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), US Attorney's Office and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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