Thread by @MissMaga2016

Marilyn Sterk, Jennifer Sterk, and Teresa Sterk Vanbaale of Iowa were arrested & charged for their roles in an international $4 Million tech support fraud conspiracy.

whotv.com/news/iowa-wome…

They conspired with an unnamed men from Maryland & India and other unnamed people.

I'm sure we'll hear their names in due time....

Sterk, Sterk, and Vanbaale created a bunch of fake tech support companies and they were used to scam people through internet pop-up ads and search results where it appears they made is seem like they were from Microsoft, Apple, Verizon, and Amazon.

Victims would call them after seeing the pop-ups and ads thinking their computers were infected with viruses; then of course, the suspects would remote into their computers, run fake tests, & sell them alleged "fixes" for a bunch of money.

I figured the women were probably related being they have the same last names.

It's a mother, her daughter, and a daughter-in-law.

This outlet says the women were involved with Ankur “Andy” Khemani of India and Gaurav Bhasin of Maryland.

kniakrls.com/2020/03/02/thr…

Ahh, so the Sterks women set up the fake companies & registered them in Iowa using their home addresses & PO boxes.

They took 5% to 10% commission on each sale then wired the rest to Khemani and Bhasin.

LMAOOO, yeah OOOOOOkay. The women claim they were "victims" and were simply providing banking services. 🤣🤣🤣

pellachronicle.com/news/local_new…