Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Mumbai Police Busts Fake Call Center Targeting Foreigners
The Mumbai police found a fake call center that was tricking people from other countries.
The scammers sent emails pretending to be from antivirus companies, telling people their subscriptions had run out.
When people called, they were tricked into buying gift cards worth between $250 and $500.
The scammers then changed the gift card money into cryptocurrency, making it difficult to track the money.
Police arrested 13 people involved, including owners, a manager, and telemarketers.
Mumbai Crime Branch uncovered a scam targeting foreign nationals.
Fraudulent emails were sent as antivirus renewal alerts.
Victims were coerced into buying gift cards ($250-$500).
Gift cards were converted to cryptocurrency.
13 people were arrested, including owners and a manager.
- Who
- Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 12
- What
- Busted a fake call center
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Goregaon, Mumbai
- Why
- For defrauding foreign nationals
Victims
Scammers
Financial Impact
Victims
Victims lost money due to fraudulent activity.
Scammers
Scammers profited from deceiving victims.
- Incident
- Fake call center bust
- Location
- Goregaon, Mumbai, India
- Targets
- Foreign Nationals
- Accusation
- Duping via fake antivirus renewal
- Arrests
- 13
- Method
- Gift cards & Cryptocurrency conversion
Sources
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