Fake call centre duping US citizens busted in Delhi; 16 arrested

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in west Delhi’s Kirti Nagar and arrested 16 people who were allegedly engaged in duping US citizens by pretending to be tech supporters of e-commerce giant Amazon, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused procured details of the US residents by using illegal techniques, VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calling and caller ID spoofing.

They then approached these residents on the pretext of providing them technical support by pretending to be tech supporters of Amazon, police said.