They would have stripped more than 5,000 seniors and persons with disabilities

News 22 February, 2018

Michael Nguyen

Thursday, 22-feb-2018 01:00

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Three Quebecers charged in a vast fraud telemarketing targeting more than 5000 seniors and persons with disabilities across the United States are now facing extradition.

“These fraudsters have exploited the confusion of the elders […] to cheat, but if they believed that the border would protect them from the consequences of their crimes, they were deceived “, said the prosecutor of Illinois, Stephen Wigginton, 2014, when the three Quebecers have been indicted by a grand jury of the us.

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Lefkothea Klouvatos, Accused

Scam a million $

Fawaz Sebai and Vassilios and Lefkothea Klouvatos are facing charges of conspiracy and fraud for a scam that would have lasted from September 2012 to July 2013 and would have reported a million of dollars.

After years to be searched by the us authorities, they have finally been arrested in Quebec. The extradition process is underway, at the palais de justice of Montreal.

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Vassilios Klouvatos, Accused

According to documents of justice in the usa, the accused did believe that they were affiliated with the government, and that they could provide rebates on prescription drugs, in exchange for a single payment of $ 299. This would have allowed them to obtain the banking information of victims.

The suspects were then bold enough to strip their victims, recording their voice in order to make remote cheque with the statement ” no signature required “.

And to push the score even further, they would also have tried to sell to these same victims a service of protection against fraud.

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Fawaz Sebai, Accused

According to the american justice, they alleged, would then send the victims a discount card, that they were on public websites.

The accused will return to court next week for the decision on the extradition. If they are found guilty in the United States, they face up to 25 years in prison, $ 250,000 in fines and five years probation.