Another fake call centre busted in Gurugram; owner among 3 held

Gurugram, June 4

The Gurugram police have busted another fake call centre and arrested three persons, including the owner. The centre was being run from a commercial tower in Sector 65 on the Golf Course road here.

The police have seized three laptops and as many cellphones from the accused — owner Devang Avashthi and his associates Harsh Bhavshar and Abhishek — all natives of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, but residing in Gurugram.

According to the police, the accused were duping US nationals using their social security numbers (SSN) obtained through pop-ups and offering payday loan (small loan). They used to charge $200 to $500 from a person and take money only through gift cards and then redeem them.

The cyber crime police got a tip-off that the fake call centre was being run on the first floor of Suncity Success Tower, Golf Course Road, Sector 65. — OC

No valid licence

When the raid was conducted, 16 men and 3 women employees were busy working on computers and laptops. They did not possess any valid OSP licences of the Department of Telecommunications or any other agreement related to their work.

Trio from gujarat

The police have seized three laptops and three cellphones from the accused — owner Devang Avashthi and his two associates Harsh Bhavshar and Abhishek — all natives of Ahmedabad in Gujarat but residing in Gurugram.

Modus operandi

Karan Goel, ACP, DLF said the accused were duping US nationals using their social security numbers obtained through pop-ups and offering payday loan. They used to charge $200 to $500 only through gift cards and then redeem them.