Thane: Seven people were arrested for allegedly operating a fake call center from a flat in Navi Mumbai and cheating in the United States, said a senior police officer said on Saturday.
Overcoming a press conference, Vivek Pansare, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zona I), said a flat raided in sector 20 in Airoli on Thursday night and seven were arrested.
“They used VoIP to make calls to US citizens and sell them anti-virus software after notifying them their e-commerce accounts were hacked.
They forced the victims to pay through the gift card and the money was transferred to India through Hawala.
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He said 10 laptops, two routers, eight cellphones and four headsets were confiscated, added that the seventh has been charged under the IPC, the Information Technology Act and the provisions of the Indian Telegraph Law.
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