The sleuths of Special Operations Team (SOT), Medchal Zone busted a international fake call centre at Petbasheerbad PS limits and arrested 13 people, for cheating people based in Australia by posing as tech support team staff of Amazon prime.They called potential targets based in Australia and offered their technical support by telling the victims that their account had either been hacked or had a security threat. The accused persons used illegal techniques and Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calls. The victims were made to pay the specified amount through gift cards which were redeemed at the AUS-based bank accounts by the overseas contacts ofthe accused.
”A total of 13 persons were present at the call centre who were spot and engaged in calls with foreign nationals by impersonating themselves as tech support of Amazon prime were arrested and from recovered1) 13 Nos Desktop monitors; 2) 14 Nos CPUs; 3) 13 Nos Head Sets; 4) One Hard Disk; 5) One Pen Drive; 6) One Memory Card; 7) 8 Nos New SIM Cards; 8) 18 Nos mobile phones; 9) Two diesel make wrist watches; 10) One Hill finger wrist watch; 11) One Fortuner car TN-11/J-3232; 12) Net cash of ₹ 5,940/-, internet routers, telecommunication software and incriminating data in the computers and mobile phones among other materials.
Organizers of international fake call center:
Rabesh kumar Prasad @ Rahul, s/o Parsharam, Age :39 yr ,Occ: Manager of Call center N/o Mukunda poor ,124 paragana west bengal.
Sarbesh kumar Gupta @Amen, S/o Parashuram, Age :32 years, Occ: Manager of Call centerR/o Flat no 907, VSS Apartments ,Occ:Telicallar job ,N/o Midnapoor ,Nadiya Dist West Bengal.
Bairic Pramod Reddy@Pramod, s/o Yadava Reddy ,Age: 36 yr, occ: Business A1 Express Super Market At London,R/o Kishanpoora ,Hanmakonda ,London Adress :Addis combay ,Crodyon ,London.
Kunchala Ajay Kumar s/o Vijay Kumar ,age :37 years occ: Beedi leaf contractor R/o 1st Bank colony ,Warangal.
Ramakrishna Reddy ( Absconding)