Scam:-In today’s technological era, people find different ways to commit fraud. A similar case has come up which has been caught by Mumbai Police. Know the whole case?
Fake Call Scam:-Recently, a big fraud racket has been busted in Mumbai, in which foreign nationals were being trapped and extorted in dollars. The Crime Branch of Mumbai Police raided and exposed three illegal call centers, which were cheating foreign nationals in the name of giving loans and selling banned medicines. A total of 36 people, including 28 men and 8 women, have been detained in this entire case.
How was the racket busted?
Mumbai Police had received secret information about this fraud syndicate. This racket was being operated in Oshiwara and Aarey Colony, from where fake call centers were being operated. The police prepared a plan based on the information and several teams of the Crime Branch together raided two call centers located at Behram Bagh in Jogeshwari (West). From here the police came to know that these people used to contact foreign nationals through Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP).
How was the fraud done?
People working in the call center used to call foreign nationals and introduce themselves as representatives of a pharma company. These people used to extort money from them by promising to sell medicines or give loans. While talking to the customer, they were assured that they were talking to a foreign company. When the foreign nationals trusted them, these people asked them to make payment in dollars and deposited the money in some bank accounts.
Third call center
The third fake call center was busted in Royal Palms area of Aarey Colony in Mumbai. Here another call center was working to give loans in the name of “Dhan Suvidha Finance”. This call center falsely promised to give personal and commercial loans to people. Money was taken in advance from the customers in the name of loan processing fees, but the loan was never given.
Police raid and evidence
The police raided these three call centers and arrested 36 people. These included the owner as well as 32 employees working in the call center, including 8 women. During the raid, the police also seized 33 mobile phones, computers, laptops, hard disks, monitors, CPUs and routers, which were being used for fraud. At present, the police is trying to find out the total amount obtained through fraud.
With the disclosure of this big racket, it has become clear that in today’s digital age, fraudsters are trying to trap people by adopting new methods. This action of the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police is an important step, which gives the message of strict action against such fraudsters. At present, the police is investigating this matter thoroughly, so that all the people involved in the fraud and their network can be exposed.