(NewsNation) — A group of scammers based out of a Dominican call center swindled hundreds of American seniors out of more than $5 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts alleged on Tuesday.

Thirteen people have been charged for their alleged role in the scheme, which tricked at least 400 seniors into handing over their savings by faking family emergencies over the phone.

Nine have been arrested and four remain at large, according to Ted Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston division. Those at large are in both the United States and the Dominican Republic.

The victims received calls from someone pretending to be a grandchild who was in a car accident, under arrest or in another dire situation, said Leah Foley, U.S. Attorney for the District of M

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