Delhi: 65 arrested from call centre for cheating US citizens with fake security threats

At least 65 persons were arrested from a call centre in West Delhi’s Hari Nagar for allegedly posing as US government officials and cheating US citizens. The Delhi Police in a raid at the call centre on Wednesday found many of the accused allegedly engaged in calls, threatening US citizens that they are involved in crimes and may lose their social security number (SSN) and bank accounts.

Urvija Goel, DCP (West), said, “The people in the call centre were saying they are from US Customs and Order Protection Department, drug enforcement agency or FBI. When our officers spoke to the owners, they told us they were supplying medical services in the US, but their illegal operation was busted.”