Kanpur: Police busted a fake call centre targeting foreigners in Jajmau and arrested 11 persons during separate raids conducted on Monday and Tuesday.Through the fake call centre, the fraudsters were allegedly targeting people in the US, London and Europe with fraudulent offers to settle loans, credit card dues and lapsed insurance policies. Acting on the directions of Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal, a joint team of the Crime Branch, Surveillance Cell and Cyber Cell raided the call centre operating near KDA Colony at Jamjam Tower.The centre, allegedly operating under the name Eternity Digi Infotech, is suspected of contacting foreign citizens and offering one-time settlements of loans, credit cards and lapsed insurance policies.Police said the operation was allegedly run by a BBA student, the son of a teacher and a resident of Jajmau. He had reportedly received training from a company in Lucknow. The call centre’s head office is said to be located at Cyber Heights in Vibhutikhand, Lucknow.Those detained included young men and women employed at the centre, who allegedly used their fluency in English to communicate with and defraud foreign citizens.Police seized several laptops, mobile phones, hard disks, other electronic equipment and suspicious documents during the raids.Cyber Cell personnel are examining the seized devices and documents to determine the scale of the alleged operation and identify others who may have been involved.
