Cops bust international call centre fraud, 5 held
23 Jan 2013 5:00 AM IST
A gang operating illegal call centre was busted by the crime branch of Delhi police. Five members of the gang were arrested. One laptop, four desktops and several incriminating documents have been seized. The gang cheated UK citizens by making calls to them promising unsecured loans as well as PPI claims (payment protection insurance), after obtaining data from the UK.
The special team of crime branch, Prashant Vihar, busted the racket in Shakti Vihar in Pitampura with the arrest of five members of the gang, former call centre employees, Pawan Singh, 21, Sumit Kumar, 20, Ashu, 23, Amit Singh, 27, and Anshuman Srivastava, 26.
‘A complaint was received by the crime branch from the UK high commission that the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in the UK received a certain information that illegal call centres are making calls to UK citizens by impersonating as employees of banks and financial institutions of the UK,’ said a police official.
According to the police, they promised help in getting unsecured loans as well as claim of payment protection insurance. After the customer agrees to the offer made by the said person, he was directed to transfer initial instalment as processing fee for sanctioning the loan or claim of PPI. The customers are directed to transfer the money through UKASH vouchers. Once the money is deposited by the individuals, the same is encashed by these persons.
But the customers of the UK was denied the said loan on one pretext or the other and in some cases the call of the individual is ignored completely.
On the basis of an informer, it came to light that the gang operating in the name of ‘Wisdom Calling’ from a house at Shakti Vihar, which is owned by Anshuman Srivastava, who has taken the premises on rent,’ said a police officer.
According to the officials, the team conducted raid at the premises as per the information and four persons were found operating different computer systems. On checking at the computers, the datas of different persons living in the UK such as name, address and email IDs were found. The accused have been making calls to them. On enquiry the accused disclosed that their employer, Anshuman Srivastava, gave them the data of the UK citizens.
Srivastava, the main accused, has been in business since January 2011 and so far disclosed to have done business to the tune of Rs 90 lakh. The other accused were employed by him at the salary of Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 along with commission. However, they were also aware of the cheating done by the call centre.
‘A case has been registered by crime branch. More arrests are likely,’ said a police officer.
The special team of crime branch, Prashant Vihar, busted the racket in Shakti Vihar in Pitampura with the arrest of five members of the gang, former call centre employees, Pawan Singh, 21, Sumit Kumar, 20, Ashu, 23, Amit Singh, 27, and Anshuman Srivastava, 26.
‘A complaint was received by the crime branch from the UK high commission that the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in the UK received a certain information that illegal call centres are making calls to UK citizens by impersonating as employees of banks and financial institutions of the UK,’ said a police official.
According to the police, they promised help in getting unsecured loans as well as claim of payment protection insurance. After the customer agrees to the offer made by the said person, he was directed to transfer initial instalment as processing fee for sanctioning the loan or claim of PPI. The customers are directed to transfer the money through UKASH vouchers. Once the money is deposited by the individuals, the same is encashed by these persons.
But the customers of the UK was denied the said loan on one pretext or the other and in some cases the call of the individual is ignored completely.
On the basis of an informer, it came to light that the gang operating in the name of ‘Wisdom Calling’ from a house at Shakti Vihar, which is owned by Anshuman Srivastava, who has taken the premises on rent,’ said a police officer.
According to the officials, the team conducted raid at the premises as per the information and four persons were found operating different computer systems. On checking at the computers, the datas of different persons living in the UK such as name, address and email IDs were found. The accused have been making calls to them. On enquiry the accused disclosed that their employer, Anshuman Srivastava, gave them the data of the UK citizens.
Srivastava, the main accused, has been in business since January 2011 and so far disclosed to have done business to the tune of Rs 90 lakh. The other accused were employed by him at the salary of Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 along with commission. However, they were also aware of the cheating done by the call centre.
‘A case has been registered by crime branch. More arrests are likely,’ said a police officer.
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