New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting search operations at 15 locations across Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and Mumbai in connection with a tech support scam.
The investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was initiated based on multiple FIRs registered by the Delhi Police against Karan Verma and others.
The probe has revealed that the fraudsters were operating multiple fake call centres in Delhi’s Rohini, Paschim Vihar, and Rajouri Garden areas.
From these locations, they duped foreign nationals by impersonating customer support agents from reputable companies such as Charles Schwab Financial Services, Microsoft, and Apple. They also posed as police or investigating officers, extorting money from their victims by threatening them with arrest.
The illicit funds acquired from the victims were converted into cryptocurrencies and gift cards, which were then transferred to the fraudsters and their accomplices in India.
Investigations have found that the crypto wallets used by the accused have processed transactions worth millions of US dollars.
