Hyderabad, June 20 -- 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.

Modus operandi of Indian student in US

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,...