Delhi Police’s Cyber ​​Cell has arrested 42 people for attacking counterfeit call centers against foreign nationals. The arrested accused included 16 women. The accused have been charged from nearly three and a half thousand foreigners worth Rs 70 crore.

Adesh Rai, DCP of Cyber ​​Cell, reports that some call centers of foreign nationals are active in Delhi NCR. Earlier, police had revealed a similar call center in Moti Nagar. Meanwhile, the team formed under the supervision of ACP Aditya Gautam is reported to have such a call center in the Piragadi area. When the police team raided the associated building early Saturday morning, 42 people were seen calling.

Along with four and a half million cash from the police, 90 desktops were seized. These convicts used to call American and Canadian citizens fake officers. He was scaring them with money from his account. So far, he has admitted fraud of Rs 70 crore from around three thousand people. DCP Adesh Rai said all the accused have been produced in court. This includes call center boss Rajat, Gagan, Prashant, Amy and Lucy.

42 people have been arrested from Peregrini illegal call center. Over 90 digital devices have been seized and worth Rs 4.5 lakh. Foreign nationals of the US and other countries were threatened with prosecution by the accused, and the transfer of money through bitcoins: Delhi Police pic.twitter.com/ha46L7q9nT

– ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2020

Used to show fear of contact with drug traffickers
The Social Security Number (SSN) in the US-Canada is running as India’s Aadhaar number, a senior cybersecurity official said. It connects bank accounts and beneficiaries are selected for welfare schemes. The accused were calling foreign nationals from the call center and calling themselves officers of the Social Security Administration, Narcotics and UL Marshals Service. These people told the victims where the drug trafficker had been attacked from Mexico. The SSN of the concerned person was found during the investigation and they are now freezing the bank account. On the basis of this, he threatened to arrest people and prosecute them in court.

Passage of fraud in the name of contract
When the victim was upset, he was presenting the project in the name of alternative dispute resolution, a police officer said. In this he was taking information about the bank account and other details of the victim. They then told the victims that they could save Bitcoin with money from the bank account and transfer it to their account. The victim had bought Bitcoin and deposited it into the accused’s account and then received the gang’s money.

Working after an old introduction and a tough interview
All five major accused in the attack have worked at the call center. But then he quit his job and started to get involved in the fraud business. In this, it is necessary to recommend people who have worked before. The final choice was then made after a rigorous interview.

Two rupee commission per dollar
People working in this call center were getting 20 to 25 thousand rupees a month. Also, the team leader has a salary of Rs 40 to 50 thousand and the Shift Manager Rs. In addition, a commission of two rupees was offered to earn one dollar. Police seized four and a half lakh rupees to be used as a weekend allowance.