ED Cracks Down on New Delhi's Call Center Fraud Ring

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its crackdown on cybercrime with search and seizure operations at three locations in New Delhi's Khanpur area. This operation forms part of an investigation into alleged international cyber fraud. According to officials, the raids began late at night on July 31 and are ongoing.

Initial findings have implicated a call center accused of deceiving foreign nationals, mainly in the United States, by selling counterfeit software products under the guise of originals like Microsoft Windows. Officials involved in the probe revealed that the operation sought to mislead U.S.-based foreign citizens.

The investigation, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), has so far unearthed Rs 100 crore in foreign remittances believed to have flowed into the country since the fiscal year 2016-17. The ED is scrutinizing the origins and destinations of these funds as part of their ongoing inquiry.

(With inputs from agencies.)