3 weeks ago
Agra Police bust fake call centre cheating 2,500 people
Some people in a city called Agra in India made a fake company that did not really exist.
They called people and told them there were jobs like supervisor or guard.
They said people had to pay a registration fee to get the job.
People paid using QR codes and apps like UPI.
Then the tricksters asked for more money, about 8,800 rupees, for the job.
After that, they asked for about 10,000 rupees for a joining letter, which was also fake.
Many people believed them and lost their money.
Police caught four people who they say did this.
The police say around 2,500 people in 15 states were tricked.
The accused people are now in trouble with the law.
Agra Police arrested four people for running a fake call centre that cheated job seekers.
The gang allegedly cheated around 2,500 people across 15 states over about two years.
Victims paid registration fees via QR code or UPI for jobs at a company that does not exist legally.
Victims were then asked to pay around Rs 8,800 for a 'supervisor' or 'guard' position and Rs 10,000 for a fake joining letter.
Police recovered phones, bank passbooks, ATM cards, SIM cards, ID documents, QR codes, a laptop and a desktop.
- Who
- Four accused (two women from Agra, one man from Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur, and one man from Bihar with a prior criminal case) were arrested by a joint team of counter-intelligence, cyber surveillance and Tajganj Police Station staff.
- What
- Busting of a fake call centre that cheated people with fake job offers from a non-existent company.
- Where
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India; victims were spread across 15 states.
- When
- Police announced the arrests on a Sunday; the fraud had allegedly been running for about two years.
- Why
- The accused made money by collecting registration fees and other payments from job seekers.
Key facts
- Arrests
- 4 people
- Victims cheated
- About 2,500 people
- States affected
- 15
- Scam duration
- About 2 years
- Fraud fee stages
- Registration fee; around Rs 8,800 for supervisor/guard; around Rs 10,000 for joining letter
- Location
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Items recovered
- 10 mobile phones, 35 bank passbooks, 28 ATM cards, 8 SIM cards, 7 Aadhar cards, 6 PAN cards, 2 voter ID cards, 12 QR codes, 1 laptop, 1 desktop
Quotes
Aditya Kumar
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime), Agra
“The accused cheated people on the pretext of providing jobs at a company that does not exist legally. The fraud was carried out in three steps -- first calls used to be made to the potential 'candidate' regarding 'vacancy' in the company following which the victims were told to pay 'registration fees' using the provided QR code or UPI.”
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