Fake call centre busted in Goregaon: Gang stole US citizens’ data, duped them of ₹1.5 crore

Five men, allegedly running a fake call centre in Goregaon (West), were arrested on Thursday for acquiring data of thousands of US citizens, posing as tax authorities and duping them of approximately ₹1.5 crore.

Police are on the lookout for two more accused from Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

Goregaon police said that in a major security breach, the accused managed to acquire the social security number (SSN) — equivalent of Aadhaar in India — and other personal details of US citizens.

The accused then posed as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials and United State Treasury (UST) personnel, told victims they have defaulted on their taxes and threatened them that the Social Security Administration will take action against them.