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Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre Helps Reduce Spoofed Calls by 97 Percent, Minister Says
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) systems have slashed spoofed calls by 97 percent, curbing cyber-crime and financial fraud, according to Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications. The Department of Telecommunications' Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) facilitates secure information sharing among stakeholders...
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540 Indians Rescued From Cyber Fraud Racket, Being Flown In From Thailand
About 540 Indians lured into a cyber fraud racket with fake job offers have been rescued from Thailand and other countries.
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Trafficker Who Forced Indians Into Cyber Crime Caught After 2,500-km Chase
A man who forced many young men from India to commit cyber crimes through fake call centres on the promise of getting them jobs abroad has been arrested from Hyderabad by the Delhi Police yesterday after a 2,500-km chase.
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Centre Introduces New System To Identify, Block International Spoof Calls
Centre has introduced a new system to identify and block incoming international spoofed calls before they can reach Indian telecom subscribers.
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Fraud, Mental Torture And Rape: Bihar's Call Centre From Hell
For months, Bihars Muzaffarpur was home to a call centre from hell. A company called DBR Networking had put up advertisements across social media, including Facebook, seeking agents for a call centre run by them.
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12 Arrested From Fake Call Centre In Noida For Duping Americans: Cops
The Noida Police on Friday said they have arrested 12 people from an unauthorised call centre for allegedly duping foreigners on the pretext of selling them anti-virus software of reputed companies.
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Fake Call Centre Duping Foreign Nationals Busted In Delhi, 2 Arrested: Cops
Delhi Police Crime Branch busted a fake call centre in South East Delhi and arrested 2 people for allegedly cheating United States citizens on the pretext of providing tech services.
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Noida Call Centre Duping Foreigners Busted, 25 Arrested
The call centre is located in D block of Sector 59 in Noida from where the workers were held in a joint operation by a team of the Special Task Force.
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Centre's Advice To Job Seekers Abroad Of 'Fake Offers' Amid Rising Fraud
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday called upon Indians seeking employment abroad to not fall prey to fake job offers and urged them to use safe and legal services of registered recruiting agents.
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Fake Call Centre In Hyderabad Busted For Duping US Citizens, 115 Arrested
A fake international call centre was busted and 115 members of an interstate gang who allegedly cheated US citizens by impersonating executives of an e-commerce giant were arrested, the Hyberabad Police on Friday said.
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Ex-Ranji Cricketer Among 3 Arrested For Running Illegal Phone Exchange
A former cricketer who represented Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy is among three people arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police as it busted an illegal telephone exchange operating in Noida, officials said on Thursday.
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Online Loan Racket Using Chinese App Busted At Delhi Call Centre
Eighteen people of a East of Kailash-based call centre, which operated under the guise of a financial company, were apprehended for allegedly defrauding people after giving them loans at low interest rates through a Chinese mobile application.
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Indian-Origin US Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years In Jail For Wire Fraud
A 22-year-old Indian-American man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud that targeted the elderly in the US by using call centres in India, an official statement said.
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Man Offered Rs 50 Lakh Loan, He Ends Up Losing Rs 14 Lakh In Online Fraud
The Delhi Police has busted a gang that operated under the disguise of an insurance firm at a Noida-based call centre and cheated loan seekers by offering them low-interest rates against the newly purchased insurance police.
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Americans Lost Over $10 Billion To Fraudsters In India This Year: Report
Fraudsters running illegal call centres in India have been targeting people based in the US, especially senior citizens, on the pretext of providing technical support or some other assistance.
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Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre Helps Reduce Spoofed Calls by 97 Percent, Minister Says
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) systems have slashed spoofed calls by 97 percent, curbing cyber-crime and financial fraud, according to Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications. The Department of Telecommunications' Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) facilitates secure information sharing among stakeholders...
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540 Indians Rescued From Cyber Fraud Racket, Being Flown In From Thailand
About 540 Indians lured into a cyber fraud racket with fake job offers have been rescued from Thailand and other countries.
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Trafficker Who Forced Indians Into Cyber Crime Caught After 2,500-km Chase
A man who forced many young men from India to commit cyber crimes through fake call centres on the promise of getting them jobs abroad has been arrested from Hyderabad by the Delhi Police yesterday after a 2,500-km chase.
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Centre Introduces New System To Identify, Block International Spoof Calls
Centre has introduced a new system to identify and block incoming international spoofed calls before they can reach Indian telecom subscribers.
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Fraud, Mental Torture And Rape: Bihar's Call Centre From Hell
For months, Bihars Muzaffarpur was home to a call centre from hell. A company called DBR Networking had put up advertisements across social media, including Facebook, seeking agents for a call centre run by them.
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12 Arrested From Fake Call Centre In Noida For Duping Americans: Cops
The Noida Police on Friday said they have arrested 12 people from an unauthorised call centre for allegedly duping foreigners on the pretext of selling them anti-virus software of reputed companies.
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Fake Call Centre Duping Foreign Nationals Busted In Delhi, 2 Arrested: Cops
Delhi Police Crime Branch busted a fake call centre in South East Delhi and arrested 2 people for allegedly cheating United States citizens on the pretext of providing tech services.
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Noida Call Centre Duping Foreigners Busted, 25 Arrested
The call centre is located in D block of Sector 59 in Noida from where the workers were held in a joint operation by a team of the Special Task Force.
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Centre's Advice To Job Seekers Abroad Of 'Fake Offers' Amid Rising Fraud
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday called upon Indians seeking employment abroad to not fall prey to fake job offers and urged them to use safe and legal services of registered recruiting agents.
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Fake Call Centre In Hyderabad Busted For Duping US Citizens, 115 Arrested
A fake international call centre was busted and 115 members of an interstate gang who allegedly cheated US citizens by impersonating executives of an e-commerce giant were arrested, the Hyberabad Police on Friday said.
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Ex-Ranji Cricketer Among 3 Arrested For Running Illegal Phone Exchange
A former cricketer who represented Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy is among three people arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police as it busted an illegal telephone exchange operating in Noida, officials said on Thursday.
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Online Loan Racket Using Chinese App Busted At Delhi Call Centre
Eighteen people of a East of Kailash-based call centre, which operated under the guise of a financial company, were apprehended for allegedly defrauding people after giving them loans at low interest rates through a Chinese mobile application.
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Indian-Origin US Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years In Jail For Wire Fraud
A 22-year-old Indian-American man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud that targeted the elderly in the US by using call centres in India, an official statement said.
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Man Offered Rs 50 Lakh Loan, He Ends Up Losing Rs 14 Lakh In Online Fraud
The Delhi Police has busted a gang that operated under the disguise of an insurance firm at a Noida-based call centre and cheated loan seekers by offering them low-interest rates against the newly purchased insurance police.
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Americans Lost Over $10 Billion To Fraudsters In India This Year: Report
Fraudsters running illegal call centres in India have been targeting people based in the US, especially senior citizens, on the pretext of providing technical support or some other assistance.
