This can be called a big achievement for Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, as they have exposed a fake call center led by a woman in Noida. So, far police have arrested 8 people associated with the fake call center including the woman who was running the center. Police said they used to cheat people on the pretext of providing loans.
The officials claimed that call center located in a rented office of Noida Sector 63 duped over 300 people of crores of rupees.
“Eight accused, including the gang’s mastermind, have been arrested from Noida for involvement in duping people on the pretext of getting them an online loan from India Bulls Consumer Finance using forged documents that were sent to loan-seekers through WhatsApp,” the STF said in a statement.
The gang was exposed by the Lucknow unit of the STF under the leadership of Additional Superintendent of Police Vishal Vikram Singh.
The officials familiar with the matter said that the STF has so far seized five mobile phones, 17 ATM/Credit Cards, 3 laptops, 2 tablets, thirteen pre-activated sim cards, 75 fake documents and data of more than one lakh customers from the fake call center.
According to the officials, loan applicants were tricked by false pretenses about registration fees, processing costs, GST, insurance against loans, and ID cards issued in the name of India Bulls, among other things. Loan approval and confirmation letters were included among the falsified documents.
The statement names the people who were taken into custody as the leader of the group, Chhaya Singh, along with Priya Shukla, Aanchal Chaudhary, Sulekha, Ankit Singh, Vijendra Pratap Singh, Archana Prajapati, and Shivani Thakur.
An investigation is currently underway into the case, which was reported to the local Sector 63 police station in Noida in accordance with sections 419, 420 (relating to cheating), 467, 468, and 471 (all linked to forgery), and the Information Technology Act.
