On February 13, 2025, police from Nashik, Maharashtra, India raided an illegal call center in an Ashwinnagar bungalow for stealing over $240,000 from American citizens with Microsoft and Apple technical support scams since December, 2023. Their victims stumbled upon fake virus popups and were asked to pay $200-2,000 in various gift cards to resolve the issue.
Six individuals, 5 men and 1 woman from Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, were arrested and 12 laptops, 13 mobile phones and a server were seized.