October 06, 2016
A disgruntled call centre employee may have exposed India’s most daring telefraud. On Tuesday, Thane police busted the racket run by fake call centres, who may have robbed US citizens of Rs 500 crore in the last one year. The fraud prompted US federal authorities to seek details.
The employees would pose as officers of the US’ Internal Revenue Service, threaten US citizens with arrest for tax default and persuade them to make online payments worth $500-3,000 to escape landing behind bars. Sources said multiple US federal agencies have got in touch to get details of the scam, particularly of the gang members who were in the US and helped gather contact details of the targets.