Delhi: 2 fake call centres busted, 30 held for duping UK-based residents

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have busted two fake call centres and arrested 30 people who allegedly duped UK-based residents by posing as personnel of the revenue and customs department, officials said on Thursday.

The people at the fake call centres would instil fear among the foreign nationals after calling them through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and claiming that criminal cases have been filed against them for tax dues, they said.

When the victims asked for a remedy, they would then tell them to transfer money in UK-based accounts, the police said.

The caller centres were being operated by a man named Parvinder Singh along with his three associates Paramjeet Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Manthan Arora, who were also arrested along with six other women, they said.