Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Cyber Cell has busted a fake call centre operating near Sunshine School, Old Goa, on the intervening night of June 9 and June 10.
On enquiry, it was ascertained that the accused Mahammad Ramji M Ghanchi @ Roy Fernandes age 32 yrs r/o Mehsana Gujarat who is the mastermind behind setting up a fake call centre in a rented bungalow.
At the said Call Center, the accused and his staff were using the call centre to impersonate Amazon operatives and defrauded several US citizens to share confidential gift card details ranging from 500 to 1000 USD in exchange for restoring wallet balances from their allegedly hacked Amazon accounts.
During the raid, 14 computer systems, including accessories and 08 mobile phones, were seized from the illegal call centre. So far, 08 accused have been arrested in the offence.
In this connection, a criminal case stands registered in Cyber Crime PS u/s 419, 420 r/w 34 IPC and 66C, 66D of IT Act. Further investigation is in progress.