On January 19, 2025, police in Kolkata, West Bengal, India conducted a raid against an illegal call center that operated out of a flat in the Panchasayar area. The call center facilitated multiple scams, including:
- BELL CANADA TECH SUPPOAT: The scammers cold call Canadian victims as Bell Canada to falsely claim their computer and Internet connection was slow.
- SCAMAZON REFUND: The scammers falsely claim that their victims are eligible for a refund of purchases they made earlier.
10 individuals were arrested during the raid, which also saw the seizure of several mobile phones, laptops, routers, screenshots and other documents.