Delhi Police Bust Fake Call Centre Duping Foreigners; 42 Arrested
Delhi Police's Cyber Cell has busted a fake call centre, arresting 42 employees including 16 females. Located in Delhi’s Peeragarhi, the call centre's employees used to deceive foreigners by impersonating as personnel of enforcement agencies like Social Security Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration and US Marshals. They extracted money through Bitcoins and gift cards by threatening the victims with arrest for illegal drug… read-more
Tags: Call Centre, Cyber Cell, Impersonating, Law Enforcement, Delhi Cyber Cell
Courtesy: Zee News
Texas Court Awards 20-Year Jail To Indian National For Cheating US Citizens
Ahmedabad-based Hitesh Madhubhai Patel was sentenced 20-years imprisonment by a Texas court after being found guilty of defrauding U.S citizens. The 44-year-old, who ran call centers, duped and threatened Americans during 2013-16. Reportedly, Patel's employee posed as IRS officers or US Citizenship and Immigration officers and threatened the victims of imprisonment, fines or deportation to extract money. Charging Patel for wire fraud and… read-more
Tags: U.S.A, Texas, Ahmedabad, Call Centre, Crime
Courtesy: Hindustan Times