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Fake cops, fake judges: The Hollywood-style scam poised to go global

Last Christmas Eve, a 77-year-old woman in New Delhi got an unexpected call from what she thought was the police. Contacting her by WhatsApp video, the team of uniformed cops inside a police station ...
Hindustan Times

Police bust fake call centre racket defrauding US citizens, 72 held

The police busted a fake call centre racket which was being run to defraud people mainly in the United States of America (USA), an officer in the know of developments said on Friday. At least 72 ...

Scripted conversations, pseudonyms used: How fraud call centre in Ahmedabad posed as Dubai firm

Investigators found the tech-savvy syndicate used fake international numbers and mock rehearsals to dupe victims into paying massive security deposits for bogus Dubai-based business ventures.

Fake call centres targeting US citizens busted in Karnataka

BENGALURU: The state cyber command police arrested two persons for allegedly operating fake call centres in Bengaluru and ...