Noida: At least 23 persons were arrested for running a fake call centre in Noida's Sector 59. They allegedly duped US citizens by offering them fake loans. Police said that the call center has allegedly cheated numerous foreign customers.
"The gang had duped thousands of people by offering fake loans after leaving a voice message on their landline number and as they called back, they were lured into a trap. It was busted by a police team of sector 49 police station," police said.
The majority of the arrested persons belonged to various districts of Rajasthan, including the mastermind of the gang who has been identified as Bhavani.
"During investigation it was revealed that the accused had hired a technician who created a server for them. They further got a businessman who along with the technician helped them divert phone calls to their server. The businessman collected the money and took out his share and transfered the rest to the accounts of the accused. We are trying to trace the businessman and the technician," said Ajay Pal Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Budh Nagar.
They charged around 100 to 200 dollars in the name of processing the loan. Police received a complaint and acting on that the gang was busted.
Revealing the modus operandi, Sharma said, "Once a customer fell into the trap, he would be asked to buy an I TUNE CARD for the value of the processing fees. The customer is then asked to share with them the 16-digit number printed on card. The money received through the card was then converted into Indian rupees with the help of their US based agent. Once the money is received, they stopped receiving further calls from the customer."
The police have seized around 23 computers, several mobile phones, six electronic chips and 12 debit cards during the raid at the call center located at A-3 in sector 59.