Fake call centre busted in Delhi, 25 staff apprehended for duping US nationals

Twenty-five employees of a fake call centre here have been apprehended for allegedly duping US nationals, Delhi Police officials said on Friday.

The call centre was in Saidullajab in south Delhi’s Mehrauli area, they said.

Its employees used to dupe US nationals by asking them to pay membership fees on the pretext of providing them US government grants for unemployed persons and handicapped persons, police said.

So far, 25 employees, including their boss Kamal Dass, have been apprehended. They were detained following a raid, they said.

Employees used fake names and called their potential targets in the US through spoofing calls via internet. During inquiry,