ED searches 15 locations in Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai linked to ‘Tech Support Scam’: What we know
The Delhi Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting search operations today, October 7 at 15 premises in Delhi, Gurugram, Haryana, Mumbai, and Noida, in relation to the Tech Support scam, according to sources in the agency.
The searches are part of an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), initiated based on multiple FIRs registered by the Delhi Police against Karan Verma and others, ED sources said.
What has ED investigation found?
According to the sources, during the probe the ED found that fraudsters were running multiple fake call centres situated at Rohini, Paschim Vihar, and Rajouri Garden areas in Delhi. They added that foreign nationals were duped by fraudsters impersonating as customer support of reputable companies such as Charles Schwab Financial Services, Microsoft, and Apple; and police or investigating officers. The scamster callers extorted the victims by threatening to arrest them for failing to comply. Sources said the investigation also found that monetary assets of the victims were converted into crypto currencies and gift cards, which were then transferred to the fraudsters and accomplices. The probe found that crypto wallets used by the fraudsters have transactions to the tune of millions of US dollars.(This is a developing story, more updates coming…)
Source: LiveMint
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