On October 19, 2024, police in Lucknow, India conducted a raid against an illegal call center for facilitating Microsoft technical support scams against American and Canadian residents, who were asked to pay with gift cards or Bitcoin. The call center operated out of an Everest Enclave condo at PXX6+P6W, Baraulikhalilabad, Uttar Pradesh 226301, India.
12 individuals were arrested under sections 318(4), 319(2), 316(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) and 111 of the BNS and the IT Act:
Chandan, or “Ricky” from Kanpur
Mohan Shyam Sharma from Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Utkarsh Gold Smith from Lucknow
Neeraj Kumar from Rae Bareli
Karan Singh from Lucknow
Tarun Gupta from Sant Kabir Nagar
Neeraj Pandey from Delhi
Siddarth Kashyap from Gonda
Rituraj Gupta from Lucknow
Somnath Singh from Bahraich
Virat Kumar from Chandauli
Ramjanak from Basti
Police also seized 11 laptops, a Samsung tablet, 2 airfiber units, 5 headphones, 2 mice and 17 cell phones.
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Police in Lucknow have dismantled an international online fraud network, arresting 12 highly skilled tech professionals who exploited unsuspecting victims in the US, UK, and Canada through sophisticated cyber scams.
On October 19, the surveillance team of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East, and the police team of PGI police station, Lucknow, successfully apprehended 12 cyber fraudsters operating from a flat in Everest Enclave, Sector 18 of Vrindavan Yojana...
A fake call center in Lucknow was dismantled, resulting in the arrest of 12 cyber fraudsters. These individuals targeted foreign nationals by posing as technical support agents. They remotely accessed victims' devices, coercing them into making...
A fake call centre has been busted here and 12 cyber fraudsters were arrested, police said on Sunday.
Lucknow Raid: Police Bust Fake Call Centre, Arrest 12 Cyber Fraudsters From Everest Enclave in Sector 18 of Vrindavan Yojana (See Pics and...
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