CBI Busts International Cyber Fraud Racket in Pune; 3 Held
Mumbai: The Central Investigation Office (CBI) arrested a large international cyber fraud union operating from Pune and Mumbai, three defendants and digital devices, cash and narcotics in coordinated raids.
CBI, on July 24 against unknown banks and four private people since January 2025 to the CBI for the progress of a well -organized penalty conspiracy for the progress of an illegal call center has been noted.
In connection with other unknown persons, the CBI imitates authorities from agencies such as US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), US citizenship and immigration services (USCIS), and even the Indian Supreme High Commission.
Within the scope of the legal transaction threat, victims were forced to pay between $ 500 to $ 3,000 through gift cards or Bitcoin transfers. VoIP -based calls were made from the secret illegal call center in Pune.
It has been revealed that illegal income, which is estimated to be 3-4 Crores per month, was washed through mule accounts, crypto currency and Hawala roads. These operations were supported by some unknown Public and Private Sector Bank officials who facilitate the opening and operation of fake accounts using false KYC documents and violating established RBIs and Corporate Directives.
Call center workers were paid in cash through the Hawala channels from both the US and local places, including Maharashtra and Gujarat. These workers were placed in more than one housing offices throughout Pune.
The operation of the fraud includes the receipt of illegal communication bullets through sellers on messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal. The CBI said that the victims were contacted by these sellers and spreading numbers that were produced and spread and unpaid.
After the registration of the case, on 24 and 25 July 2025, CBI by the CBI by CBI and 17 laptops by CBI, including CBI, was handled by various accusing articles in which the defendants and partners were illegally in the illegal call center.
