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- Police raided a call centre in Pitampura after discovering a racket that targeted US citizens with fake technical support requests.
- The suspects used malware to gain remote access to victims' computers and coerced them into transferring money through gift cards or cryptocurrency.
- Fraudsters intimidated victims by posing as US law enforcement agencies to legitimize their claims.
- This operation allegedly swindled victims out of approximately Rs 100 crore.
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- Identification of key members based abroad
- Analysis of seized evidence including laptops and mobile phones
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Sanjay Bhatia
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“The fraudsters then induced victims to install software that enabled remote access to their computers. Victims were further made to believe that their bank accounts had also been compromised, following which the calls were routed to fake bank officials”
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…messages directing them to call a toll-free number for assistance. Calls were then routed to the Pitampura call centre, where trained operators allegedly convinced victims that their devices had been compromised. “ The fraudsters then induced victims to install software that enabled remote access to their computers. Victims were further made to believe that their bank accounts had also been compromised, following which the calls were routed to fake bank officials ,” additional CP Sanjay Bhatia said. Police said the victims were allegedly persuaded to buy gift cards or transfer cryptocurrency to resolve the purported technical or banking issues. Gift-card details were shared…
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Named India · United States · New Delhi · Pitampura · Delhi Police · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit · Sanjay Bhatia
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