New Delhi: In a major crackdown against illegal call centres in Delhi, police have arrested 42 people on Sunday from a fake call centre in Peera Garhi for swindling over Rs 70 crore. The accused group of people allegedly deceived several foreign nationals by posing as officials from law enforcement agencies.
According to police sources, the arrested employees used to pose as the law enforcement agency officials of the United States and dupe Americans' money after accusing them of being involved in criminal cases.
Speaking to media persons, DCP (Cyber Crime Unit) Anyesh Roy said, "The accused contacted people in the US and other countries. They posed as officials from Social Security Administration, law enforcement officials, the US Marshals Service, etc, and told the victims that their (bank-related) details were found at crime scenes and accused them of being linked to drug cartels.
"They also threatened the victims with immediate arrest. The victims were informed that their bank accounts could be frozen and were asked to buy bitcoins or gift cards to keep money in a “safe government vault," Roy said.
Police said the accused would take the details of these transactions and transfer the money into their accounts.
"After getting reliable inputs, we conducted a raid at a call centre in Peera Garhi area and arrested 42 persons from there including 16 women. Police have seized 90 desktops and servers from the centre., We have started an investigation and further action will be taken after the accused persons' interrogation." he added.
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