Fake Amazon call centre racket busted in Delhi, duped customers is the US

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre and arrested 26 employees, including five women, for allegedly duping people based in the US by impersonating Amazon customer service providers, officials said. The accused have duped US-based customers of over Rs 4 crore so far, they said.

Based on a tip-off, a police team late Monday night raided the illegal call centre which was being operated from south Delhi’s Sultanpur area, they said.

Police said the accused were extorting money from customers based in the US by claiming that their Amazon ID had been hacked.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that the illegal call centre has been running for the last seven months and on an average at least six US citizens were cheated daily.