In order not to be detected, the crooks did not leave their building for fear of being detected. But we had to eat well. And their massive orders of early morning breakfasts ended up betraying them.
The fake call center located in India was scamming Australian bank customers. It was dismantled by the Bombay police who explained on Monday that they had been alerted by the number of breakfasts that were delivered to this one-bedroom building. seaside districtnormally deserted outside of weekends.
“50 to 60 tea and breakfast orders placed so early for several days aroused our suspicions,” said police officer Suhas Bavche. We started secretly monitoring the place”.
International network
On the night of April 11, the police finally launched a search of the one-story building, equipped with 60 workstations. The owner and 47 operators were arrested. They have been charged with impersonation, fraud and fraud under India’s Information Technology Act.
The authorities have begun a thorough examination of the computers. The investigation revealed that the young operators had been trained to communicate with unsuspecting bank customers in Australia.
They were extracting personal data and sensitive security information, including passwords, which they passed on to their managers via email, Suhas Bavche said.
“It is surely the tip of the iceberg. We are investigating the international connections of this racket, ”added the policeman. According to him, such fake call centers operate all over the country and are regularly dismantled before being reconstituted.