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The ED said that in some cases the accused even impersonated law enforcement officials to extort money from unsuspecting victims by threatening them with arrest or legal action.
ED raids 15 places across India
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today on Tuesday is conducting searches at 15 places in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Haryana, and Mumbai. The raids are done in connection with the tech support scam under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
An agency spokesperson said that this action is initiated based on multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Delhi Police. According to investigation, the accused were running several fake call centres operating from Rohini, Paschim Vihar, and Rajouri Garden in Delhi.
The spokesperson said, "These centres allegedly targeted foreign nationals by posing as representatives of reputed global firms."
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The ED said that in some cases the accused even impersonated law enforcement officials to extort money from unsuspecting victims by threatening them with arrest or legal action. Early findings indicate that the crypto wallets were used by the accused as is revealed by recorded transactions worth millions of US dollars.
During its investigation, the agency discovered that several fake call centers were operating in the Rohini, Paschim Vihar, and Rajouri Garden areas of Delhi. These call centers were set up to defraud foreign nationals. The investigation revealed that the criminals posed as customer support personnel from reputable companies such as Charles Schwab Financial Services, Microsoft, and Apple. They also impersonated police or investigating officers.
The fraudulent callers extorted money from their victims by threatening to arrest them. According to official sources, the victims' financial assets were converted into cryptocurrency and gift cards and then transferred to the fraudsters and their associates. The investigation revealed that transactions worth millions of US dollars were conducted in these crypto wallets.
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Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two accused, Ansh Trivedi and Raju Dashwant, in a fake liquor invoice scam worth approximately ₹50 crore in Madhya Pradesh. Both were arrested from Indore on October 3 and remanded to ED custody until October 8 under sections of the PMLA.
Investigation revealed that the accused orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to defraud liquor contractors. They would deposit nominal amounts in treasury challans and leave the "rupees" section of the challan blank. Later, they would create duplicate challans with the inflated amount written in this section.
These challans were submitted to Indian and foreign liquor warehouses or district excise offices as false proof of payment of excise duty, license fees, or minimum guarantee. The ED alleged that this fraud caused significant losses to the state treasury.
