(Sacramento, CA) – The FBI’s Sacramento office has issued an extortion warning affecting those with family or business ties to India. It’s focused on residents throughout the 34 county area of responsibility, including Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Butte & Glenn Counties.

The FBI and its law enforcement partners are investigating a growing number of threats of violence unless victims pay “a large sum of money” according to a press release. It goes on to state that those who have not given into the demands in fact, are becoming victims of violence, including targeted shootings of residences and vehicles.

If you have been threatened, contact the FBI at: 1-800-CALL-FBI, or: tips.fbi.gov