Indian Police Raid Call Centers and Arrest Scammers Targeting U.S. Victims

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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
32
Issue: 
10
Abstract: 
On October 4, 2016, police in India carried out a midnight raid at a call center in Mumbai and arrested 770 employers, later charging seventy with fraud, wrongful impersonation and violating India’s Internet safety law. According to Indian police, the call centers were earning more than $150,000 daily through scams that have occurred for more than one year.