Archive · 2 Oct 2025
Pune Call Center Busted for Malware Scam Targeting US Seniors
In Pune, India, police raided a fake call center.
They arrested 32 people.
These people tricked older Americans by making it seem like their computers had viruses.
They used fake pop-ups to scare them, pretending to be tech support and got them to pay money for fake antivirus.
Police are investigating the call center which was running from a building in Hadapsar.
Pune police raided an illegal call center in Hadapsar.
32 people were arrested in connection with the scam.
The call center targeted senior citizens in the United States.
Scammers used malware pop-ups to extort money.
The police seized valuables worth Rs 15.77 lakh.
- Who
- Nirmal Ajay Shah, Atul Praveen Shrimali, Yugandhar Sanjay Hadge and 29 others
- What
- A call center was busted for scamming US senior citizens using malware and extortion
- When
- September 30, investigation ongoing
- Where
- Marvel Fuego building, Hadapsar, Pune, India
- Why
- To defraud US citizens through malware and cryptocurrency scams.
Call Center Perpetrators
US Senior Citizen Victims
Financial Loss
Call Center Perpetrators
They caused financial loss to victims through deception and scams.
US Senior Citizen Victims
Victims experienced financial losses due to the call center's fraudulent activities.
- Location
- Hadapsar, Pune, India
- Offenses
- Fraud, extortion, running illegal call center
- Number of Arrests
- 32
- Items Seized
- Valuables worth Rs 15.77 lakh
- Victims
- US Senior Citizens
- Modus Operandi
- Malware Pop-ups, Cryptocurrency Scams
