Noida police busts fake call center duping US citizens
The Noida Police has busted a fake call center, which was being used to dupe US citizens, officials said today. A raid was conducted at the call center, located in Sector 63, late night yesterday on a tip-off that dubious operations were being carried out from there, Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma said. Several operators and callers were detained from the scene.
Accused used to demand money to fix SSN issues
The detained persons are being interrogated, said Sharma. The workers at the fake call center would call up US citizens and intimidate them saying there were problems with their Social Security Number (SSN), a nine-digit identification number issued to US citizens, and demand money to "fix" it, he said. The call center was busted under Phase-3 police station limits, Sharma said.
Dozens of fake call centers busted in Noida recently: Officials
Further details are awaited as the probe is underway, the SSP said. Over the past few months, about a dozen fake call centres have been busted in Noida, and scores of people arrested for duping foreigners, including Americans and Canadians, officials said.
