November 27, 2023 at 08:12PM
Amir Hossein Golshan, a 25-year-old man from Los Angeles, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carrying out SIM-swap attacks, committing fraud with Zelle payments, and impersonating Apple support. Between April 2019 and February 2023, he defrauded hundreds of people, stealing $740,000 from over 500 victims. Golshan used various online scams and digital account thefts to perpetrate his crimes. Prosecutors describe him as a “serial cybercriminal and scammer” who victimized people through the tools of a modern cybercriminal.
The meeting notes detail the case of Amir Hossein Golshan, a cybercriminal who was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for various scams and fraudulent activities. Golshan was involved in SIM-swap attacks, hijacked social media accounts, committed fraud using Zelle payments, and impersonated Apple support. Over a period of four years, he defrauded hundreds of people, stealing approximately $740,000 from more than 500 victims. Golshan employed different techniques such as Zelle merchant fraud, SIM swapping, and impersonating Apple Support personnel to gain unauthorized access to victims’ accounts. His crimes demonstrate a lack of respect for the law and little remorse for his victims.