Fake call centre busted in Noida, 8 men arrested for cheating US citizens
3 years, 4 months ago

Fake call centre busted in Noida, 8 men arrested for cheating US citizens

Hindustan Times  

Eight people, who allegedly cheated US nationals of approximately ₹6-7 crore by pretending to be officials of an investigating agency and threatening to link their names with drug cartels, were arrested during a joint operation conducted by the Noida police and the department of telecommunications,, Government of India, on Wednesday morning. Police have recovered ten computers, one laptop, one printer, ten headphones, one internet router, four hard discs, 16 RAM, 99 letterhead pads and six mobile phones from the suspects. “Around 4am on Wednesday, a team from Sector 58 police station and DOT conducted a search at the office and arrested eight people,” said Singh. The suspects then tricked the victims to pay gift cards worth USD 100-150 or threatened to link their names with some drug cartel and jail them,” said Singh.

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Fake call centre operating as Microsoft technical support busted in Kolkata
3 weeks ago

Fake call centre operating as Microsoft technical support busted in Kolkata

India Today  

In a major breakthrough in its crackdown against cyber fraud, West Bengal police on Saturday busted a fake call centre operating under the guise of Microsoft technical support, allegedly defrauding foreign nationals, particularly US citizens, officials said. A team of state police conducted a raid on a flat in Kolkata's Narayanpur on Saturday afternoon, and discovered that a group of …

Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Officials from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau on Thursday busted a major cyberfraud operation running out of a fake call centre in Hi-Tec City, Madhapur, with the arrest of 63 persons including women from the northeast. According to officials, the accused, working at Exito Solutions, a fake call centre, impersonated customer care representatives of PayPal to deceive victims. Using …

8 arrested after fake call centre busted in Noida
2 months, 2 weeks ago

8 arrested after fake call centre busted in Noida

Hindustan Times  

Eight people were arrested after Noida police busted a fake call centre operating out of a building in plot A 44 in Sector 2, officers said on Saturday, adding that the accused duped people from several states of ₹6 crore. The gang deliberately targeted people from other states, making it difficult for victims to file complaints or pursue legal action …

Noida: 76 held for running call centre to dupe US nationals of money
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Noida: 76 held for running call centre to dupe US nationals of money

Hindustan Times  

76 people were arrested on Friday for allegedly operating a call centre in Sector 63, Noida, and duping US citizens of money, said police, adding that their modus operandi involved sending a bug into the laptops of their intended targets and then taking money from them to fix it. Upon getting information about the call centre from an informer, a …

Noida Police busts fake call centre, arrests 76 for duping people living in United States
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Noida Police busts fake call centre, arrests 76 for duping people living in United States

India TV News  

Noida Police busted a fake call centre in Sector 63 and arrested as many as 76 people, including nine women on Friday. The call centre allegedly targeted US citizens by infecting their laptops with malware and luring them into deceptive loan schemes, police said. Meanwhile, police also seized laptops, mobile phones, routers, and specialised software used in the scam during …

Noida police bust call centre involved in duping foreigners, 11 arrested
4 months, 1 week ago

Noida police bust call centre involved in duping foreigners, 11 arrested

Hindustan Times  

Noida police on Thursday busted a call centre that allegedly duped foreign nationals after by hacking their laptops, officials said on Thursday, adding that 11 accused were arrested. “The accused revealed that they were running the call centre for 20 days to dupe foreigners after hacking their laptops,” he added. When they dialled the mentioned mobile number, the call went …

Suspect who helped cyber frauds in Cambodia dupe Indians held by Greater Noida police
8 months ago

Suspect who helped cyber frauds in Cambodia dupe Indians held by Greater Noida police

Hindustan Times  

A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assisting an international gang of cyber fraudsters based in Cambodia dupe Indians of svereal lakhs of rupees, senior police officers of Greater Noida said on Tuesday. The gang used these activated SIM cards to commit cyber frauds on unsuspecting targets,” said Suniti, deputy commissioner of police, Central Noida. He was supposed to deliver …

Cyber fraud busted in Noida, 25 arrested for duping foreign nationals
1 year, 2 months ago

Cyber fraud busted in Noida, 25 arrested for duping foreign nationals

India TV News  

Noida: At least 25 workers of a call centre in Noida have been arrested for duping foreign nationals through cyber fraud in a joint operation led by STF, Lucknow and Noida police. "During the police action, 25 people were arrested for duping foreigners online and thereby making money fraudulently. "The thugs told the gullible foreigners that their computer systems or …

Fake call centre busted at Ambernath; 5 held
1 year, 10 months ago

Fake call centre busted at Ambernath; 5 held

Hindustan Times  

Thane: Five people were arrested for allegedly operating a fake call centre at Ambernath. The accused – who have been remanded to police custody till Saturday – have been booked under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, the relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, and the relevant sections of the Indian Telegraph Act. “The fake call centre had …

Fake international call centre busted in Hyderabad
1 year, 11 months ago

Fake international call centre busted in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police department busted a bogus international call centre in Petbasheerabad on Wednesday, posing as a reputable OTT platform’s tech support centre and duping customers in Australia and Canada. Rabesh Kumar Prasad, Sarbesh Kumar Gupta, a native of West Bengal, and Bairic Pramod Reddy, a native of Hanamkonda, are three of the arrested suspects who previously worked in …

Uttar Pradesh: Police bust fake call centre in Noida, six arrested
2 years ago

Uttar Pradesh: Police bust fake call centre in Noida, six arrested

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday carried out a raid at a fake call centre in Noida and arrested six people on charges of fraud worth "lakhs of rupees". "The accused gave these offers to gullible people over phone calls that were made by them through the call centre, located in the industrial Sector 63," Deputy Commissioner of Police Ram Badan …

Fake Call Centre Cheating US Citizens Busted in Maharashtra; 16 Arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

Fake Call Centre Cheating US Citizens Busted in Maharashtra; 16 Arrested

News 18  

Thane police have busted a fake call centre which allegedly duped US citizens after offering them loans and arrested 16 people in this connection, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the call centre located in Wagle Estate area of Maharashtra’s Thane city on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday and nabbed the people working there, …

Maharashtra: Fake call centre extorting money from US citizens busted, 16 arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra: Fake call centre extorting money from US citizens busted, 16 arrested

Firstpost  

The accused would contact US citizens and offer them loans. After obtaining their bank account details, the accused would siphon off funds from their accounts Thane: Thane police have busted a fake call centre which allegedly duped US citizens after offering them loans and arrested 16 people in this connection, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the …

Cops raid fake call centre, arrest 17
2 years, 6 months ago

Cops raid fake call centre, arrest 17

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Sleuths of Cyberabad Cybercrime on Monday raided a fake call centre and arrested 17 persons who were found to be cheating foreigners using fake international VoIP. The prime accused Mohammad Rafi Kavungal and co-accused Gandham, Veera Ram, Naresh and Kanithi Kalyan Chakravarthy along with seven others were operating the call centre. The gang’s “firm” registered with a reputed e-commerce …

Call centre racket uncovered in Bengaluru; 11 persons from Gujarat arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Call centre racket uncovered in Bengaluru; 11 persons from Gujarat arrested

The Hindu  

Eleven persons, working in two Whitefield-based call centres that were running phishing operations targeting bank customers in the United States have been arrested by Bengaluru police. that a fraudulent/ suspect transaction or purchase has noticed in one of their accounts — such as a bank account or an Amazon account — and the call is being made on behalf of …

Delhi: Fake call centre duping people on pretext of redeeming gift cards busted, 12 held
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Fake call centre duping people on pretext of redeeming gift cards busted, 12 held

India Today  

With the arrest of 12 people, Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre involved in duping people on the pretext of redeeming gift cards. Police have also recovered 9 desktop systems along with an internet router and TP link modems from the accused's possession. FAKE CALL CENTRE BUSTED Police had received secret information that a call centre involved in …

Delhi Police busts fake call centre racket, 8 arrested
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Police busts fake call centre racket, 8 arrested

India Today  

Eight people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in running fake call centre that used to dupe innocent people on the pretext of providing private jobs in telecom companies of Rajasthan. During interrogation, Dheeraj disclosed that he ran a fake call center in Khoda Colony, in UP’s Ghaziabad, where he hired some employees and they cheated innocents on pretext …

Fake international call centre busted in Delhi; 8 arrested
3 years ago

Fake international call centre busted in Delhi; 8 arrested

India Today  

With the arrest of eight people, a fake international call centre was busted in Delhi's Okhla Vihar, Jamia Nagar. FAKE CALL CENTRE BUSTED, 8 ARRESTED It was on the intervening night of March 25-26 that police received information that a fake international call centre was being operated at Okhla Vihar, Jamia Nagar. In lieu of providing tech support to the …

Fake call centre duping credit card users busted in Delhi, 11 held
3 years, 1 month ago

Fake call centre duping credit card users busted in Delhi, 11 held

India Today  

In a month-long major operation, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in Janakpuri for duping innocent credit card holders. The employees of the call centre managed to obtain crucial details of new credit card holders illegally and introduced themselves as bank executives from the State Bank of India Credit Card department and duped people. 11 …

28 call centre workers arrested for duping people with fake loans in Delhi's Budh Vihar
3 years, 2 months ago

28 call centre workers arrested for duping people with fake loans in Delhi's Budh Vihar

India Today  

Delhi Police busted a fake call centre for reportedly duping around 1,000 people in the name of giving loans under the Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme in Budh Vihar area. At least 28 people, including 25 women, were arrested for cheating people using a fake call centre, pocketing huge amounts of money. Police raid building Upon receiving the complaint, police …

Noida: Cyber fraudster dupes retired soldier of Rs 6 lakh, arrested
3 years, 3 months ago

Noida: Cyber fraudster dupes retired soldier of Rs 6 lakh, arrested

India Today  

A cyber fraudster posing as a ‘bank official’ was arrested by the IT cell of the Noida Police on Monday for allegedly duping retired army personnel of Rs 6 lakh nearly five months ago. As per reports by The Indian Express, the accused first hacked the victim’s mobile phone, which further helped him in gaining access to his bank’s accounts, …

Delhi: 4 Held for Running Fake Call Centre, Duping US Citizens by Posing as Amazon Executives
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: 4 Held for Running Fake Call Centre, Duping US Citizens by Posing as Amazon Executives

News 18  

Four men have been arrested for allegedly running a fake call centre in southeast Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area and duping several US-based citizens by posing as executives of Amazon’s technical support team, police said on Saturday. Mukarram Hussain, Arjun Singh Saini, Gagan Bhatia and Shadab Ahamad started a fake international call centre and cheated several US citizens by posing as …

Delhi Police busts fake call centre that duped over 100 people
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police busts fake call centre that duped over 100 people

India Today  

The Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in Rohini's Sector 7 on Monday and arrested eight people for tele-calling and duping over 100 people on the pretext of offering loans. On Monday, information was received by the Budh Vihar Police Station regarding a fake call centre in Mange Ram Park Extension. A police team raided the call centre and …

Noida Police raids illegal call centre, arrests 32 people for duping foreign nationals
3 years, 7 months ago

Noida Police raids illegal call centre, arrests 32 people for duping foreign nationals

India Today  

Thirty-two persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly running an illegal call centre in Greater Noida and duping a number of foreign nationals in the name of cyber-security. Ankur Agarwal, additional DCP, Noida Central, said that the team of Bisrakh Kotwali in-charge Anita Chauhan received information about a fake international call centre being operated in the Bisrakh area. READ: Fake …

Fake call centre busted in Delhi’s Dwarka, 12 held for duping foreign nationals
3 years, 7 months ago

Fake call centre busted in Delhi’s Dwarka, 12 held for duping foreign nationals

Live Mint  

Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre and arrested 12 persons for allegedly duping foreign nationals in the USA and Canada in the name of cyber-security. Acting on input regarding a fraud racket being run from Sector-7 in Dwarka, the police raided the premises on Saturday and recovered 19 computers, 13 mobile phones 2 internet routers, 1 switch, a …

Fake call centre busted in Delhi; 65 people arrested for duping US citizens
3 years, 7 months ago

Fake call centre busted in Delhi; 65 people arrested for duping US citizens

India Today  

A fake call centre was busted in Delhi’s Hari Nagar and 65 people were arrested for allegedly impersonating US government officials and duping Americans. The accused obtained information about US residents by utilising unlawful methods such as VOIP calling and caller ID spoofing and then extorted money from the victims while promising to protect them from legal action. Read | …

Fake call centre that duped US citizens busted in Delhi, mastermind held
3 years, 11 months ago

Fake call centre that duped US citizens busted in Delhi, mastermind held

India TV News  

The Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre and arrested 26 people, including the main accused Kamal Dass, for allegedly duping US citizens on the pretext of providing them government grants for unemployed persons and handicapped persons. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the fake call centre that was being operated from a house in Saidullajab, Saket. During …

Fake call centres duping foreign nationals busted in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, 34 arrested
4 years ago

Fake call centres duping foreign nationals busted in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, 34 arrested

India TV News  

At least 34 people have been arrested for duping foreign nationals in the name of social security number, apple technical support and McAfee antivirus support. The accused were running two illegal call centres from the same building in Uttam Nagar, targeting foreign nationals. Accused were running several fake processes including Social Security Number scam, Apple Tech Support scam and McAfee …

Fake call centre duping US citizens busted near Gujarat's Rajkot; police arrest four, suspect many others involved
4 years, 2 months ago

Fake call centre duping US citizens busted near Gujarat's Rajkot; police arrest four, suspect many others involved

Firstpost  

Ahmedabad: A fake call centre being operated from near Rajkot city of Gujarat was busted and four persons were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly duping US citizens through it on the pretext of providing them with a loan at low-interest rates, a police official said. “Through this fake call centre, they used to lure US citizens by offering them low-interest …

Delhi: Fake call centre busted, 42 arrested for threatening, scamming foreign nationals to pay in bitcoins
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi: Fake call centre busted, 42 arrested for threatening, scamming foreign nationals to pay in bitcoins

India Today  

At least forty-two people were arrested for allegedly running a call centre in Delhi's Peeragarhi area and duping foreign nationals by posing as officers of law enforcement agencies. Police said the accused used to extort money from foreign nationals in the form of Bitcoins and gift cards after telling that their details have come up in a case of crime. …

Two Arrested for Posing as UK Tax Department Officials, Running Fake Call Centre in Delhi
4 years, 4 months ago

Two Arrested for Posing as UK Tax Department Officials, Running Fake Call Centre in Delhi

News 18  

A 36-year-old man and his associate were arrested for allegedly posing as officials of the UK tax department and duping several UK-based citizens through a fake call centre in central Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar area, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Parvinder Singh, was operating the call centre illegally for the last one-and-a-half years in partnership with his brother-in-law Pankaj Kapoor, …

Delhi Police bust fake call centre, 8 arrested for duping bank customers
4 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Police bust fake call centre, 8 arrested for duping bank customers

India Today  

Delhi Police on Thursday busted a fake call centre that was used allegedly to dupe many bank customers in the national captal. Eight people have been arrested including three women who were running the fake call centre based near Dwarka Mod. Police said the accused used search engine optimization to ensure that anyone who searches for bank call centre numbers …

Fake call center busted in Noida, 45 arrested for duping people in guise of shopping portals
5 years, 4 months ago

Fake call center busted in Noida, 45 arrested for duping people in guise of shopping portals

India TV News  

At least 45 people were arrested after the Noida police bust a fake call center in the vicinity on Thursday. The fake call centre, operating from Sector 6, was busted by a team of the Cyber Cell and Knowledge Park police station, a senior officer said. "Forty-five people have been arrested and 16 walkie-talkies, 29 mobile phones and two computer …

Fake call centre busted; 8 held for cheating 100 people of ₹1 cr.
5 years, 11 months ago

Fake call centre busted; 8 held for cheating 100 people of ₹1 cr.

The Hindu  

The Cyber Cell of the Navi Mumbai police has arrested eight people for starting a fake insurance firm and cheating around 100 people of ₹1 crore in the last two years by promising loans. Dissatisfied with salary Tushar Doshi, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, said, “The accused had experience in handling customers and possessed a database of prospective clients. …

Leaving the calling card in India’s shadowy world of cricket fixing
8 years, 4 months ago

Leaving the calling card in India’s shadowy world of cricket fixing

Hindustan Times  

Name and notoriety go hand-in-hand in Indian cricket’s dark underbelly, the organised world of illegal betting. For alleged cricket bookies like Tinku Mandi, Jupiter, Jeetu Tharad, Chotu Jalandhar and Chota Nagpur, their ‘operating name’ is virtually their address. Sample these names: For alleged cricket bookies like Tinku Mandi, Jupiter, Jeetu Tharad, Chotu Jalandhar and Chota Nagpur, their ‘operating name’ is …

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