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CBI busts two illegal call centres cheating Japan citizens; 6 held
Hindustan Times Haryana
|May 30, 2025
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a transnational technical support scam targeting Japanese nationals, arresting six individuals and unearthing two fake call centres after raids at 19 locations across Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, the agency said Thursday.
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The accused allegedly posed as Microsoft and Apple support representatives and defrauded Japanese victims of over ₹1.2 crore (approximately 20.3 million Japanese Yen). CBI's crackdown was part of Operation Chakra V, a nationwide campaign against cybercrime. The federal agency said it worked in close coordination with Japan's National Police Agency and Microsoft, which helped trace the scammers and their operational setup.
"This international cooperation was critical to identifying the perpetrators and dismantling the syndicate," CBI said in a statement.
This story is from the May 30, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Haryana.
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