FBI Busts Global Tech Scam Network That Targeted Seniors in Massive Fraud Scheme
Two senior technology executives have pleaded guilty in a federal case tied to a sprawling international tech-support fraud network that targeted elderly victims across the United States and abroad, according to federal prosecutors and FBI investigative findings.
The case centers on allegations that a telecommunications services company knowingly provided infrastructure later used to facilitate large-scale scam operations that drained millions from consumers.
Former CEO Adam Young, 42, of Miami, and former Chief Strategy Officer Harrison Gevirtz, 33, of Las Vegas, admitted in federal court that they ran a business supplying call routing systems, telephone numbers, tracking tools, and forwarding services to clients they knew were engaged in illegal tech-support fraud.
Both pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony and are scheduled for sentencing on June 16.
According to investigators, the operation dates back to at least 2016 and involved coordination between the defendants’ firm and overseas call centers based in India running deceptive pop-up scams.
Victims were tricked into believing their computers were infected with malware, then directed to call fake support numbers where scammers pressured them into paying for fraudulent technical services.
In some cases, operators gained remote access to victims’ devices and extracted sensitive financial and personal data.
Prosecutors say the scheme expanded internationally and involved a wide network of telemarketing fraud groups that collectively defrauded victims of millions of dollars.
Five individuals based in India connected to the operation have already been convicted, along with a former employee of the defendants’ call-routing company.
Additional convictions linked to the broader investigation have also been secured in federal court in California.
The case centers on allegations that a telecommunications services company knowingly provided infrastructure later used to facilitate large-scale scam operations that drained millions from consumers.
Former CEO Adam Young, 42, of Miami, and former Chief Strategy Officer Harrison Gevirtz, 33, of Las Vegas, admitted in federal court that they ran a business supplying call routing systems, telephone numbers, tracking tools, and forwarding services to clients they knew were engaged in illegal tech-support fraud.
Both pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony and are scheduled for sentencing on June 16.
According to investigators, the operation dates back to at least 2016 and involved coordination between the defendants’ firm and overseas call centers based in India running deceptive pop-up scams.
Victims were tricked into believing their computers were infected with malware, then directed to call fake support numbers where scammers pressured them into paying for fraudulent technical services.
In some cases, operators gained remote access to victims’ devices and extracted sensitive financial and personal data.
Prosecutors say the scheme expanded internationally and involved a wide network of telemarketing fraud groups that collectively defrauded victims of millions of dollars.
Five individuals based in India connected to the operation have already been convicted, along with a former employee of the defendants’ call-routing company.
Additional convictions linked to the broader investigation have also been secured in federal court in California.
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