Call centre fraud: CBI searches premises of 6 private software companies

In an ongoing probe into a technical support fraud scheme or call center scheme, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has seized digital evidence, bank accounts and other incriminating documents worth Rs 190 crore during a nationwide search operation at the premises of six private software companies.

The fraud was allegedly masterminded by an American citizen and operated from call centres in India to defraud hundreds of elderly and vulnerable people in the US, CBI officials said.

These companies include— Softwill Infotech, Innovana Thinklabs, Benovellient Technologies, Systemweak Software and Saburi Global Services.