Cybercrime Gang Busted By Anakapalli Police: Around 33 Individuals Arrested

“Dialers hired from the Northeastern States make up the team’s first level. They would call Americans and identify themselves as Amazon customer service representatives. The targeted clients would be informed that their Amazon account had been used for an unlawful transaction.

Consumers who comply with their inquiries will be asked to divulge private information. The calls would then be forwarded to anchors, the second level, by the dialers.”

The presenters would identify themselves as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) members and bank representatives. They would attempt to obtain social security numbers and bank account information while persuading clients that some fraudulent activity was occurring.

“The third level would then introduce them as the closing team after the anchors forwarded the cases to them. They would distribute redemption codes and persuade the unsuspecting consumers to purchase gift cards.”

The authorities discovered that the phony call center gang had a legitimate HR and administrative arm that hired individuals from Gujarat, Meghalaya, Assam, and Nagaland. They teach them how to impersonate people, handle clients using in-call scripts, and speak with a U.S. English accent.

The group was discovered to have used international money laundering networks, spoof communications, identity theft, and VoIP masking.

According to Mr. Sinha, the salaries of these gang members range between ₹25,000 and ₹75,000 each year. The police confiscated ₹3 lakh in cash that was going to be distributed as bonuses to the staff during the operation.

“The group would defraud the clients out of thousands of dollars each, resulting in enormous losses over time.”

The SP added that law enforcement organizations and cyber forensic specialists are assisting the district police in their thorough probe. cybercrime gang The entire syndicate hierarchy is being tracked, the digital and financial trail is being uncovered, and the masterminds at the top—possibly with connections abroad—are being identified.