:Mumbai, August 10, 2025

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted an illegal Call Centre racket, being run by certain private persons in a rented premises, in Igatpuri (Rainforest Resort), Nashik, Maharashtra.

CBI registered this Cyber Fraud Case on 8^th August against 06 accused private persons all resident of Mumbai as well as unknown private persons and bank officials. It was alleged in the FIR that the accused persons entered into criminal conspiracy with each other and other unknown persons, and have committed financial fraud by impersonation and making phishing calls/deceptive calls, from an illegal call centre, posing as Amazon Support Services Call Centre.

The accused persons have been cheating citizens of US, Canada and other countries and fraudulently obtaining proceeds of crime via Gift Cards/cryptocurrency. The call centre is located at Igatpuri, Nashik, Maharashtra. The accused persons have recruited around 60 operators comprising of dialers, verifiers and closers for running the said illegal call centre.

Investigation by the CBI has resulted in recovery of 44 laptops and 71 mobile phones and other incriminating digital evidence as well as recovery of unaccounted cash of Rs.1.20 crores, 500 gms Gold and 7 Luxury Cars worth Rs 1 Crore. Transactions of approximately 5000 USDT cryptocurrency (Rs.5 lakhs) and 2000 Canadian Dollar worth gift vouchers (Rs.1.26 lakhs) were detected. During the searches, 62 employees working in the call centre were found operating live and process of cheating foreign nationals was in progress.

So far five (05) accused persons have been arrested. Further investigation is underway.

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Source: CBI

Sriyanka Chatterjee/Parshuram Kor

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(Release ID: 2154838)