The Crime Investigation Department (CID) busted a call centre in Ramol  involving extortion  from foreign citizens in Ahmedabad.

The racket was linked to an office in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada where 40 boys were hired for telecalling.

American citizens were tricked into availing short-term loans under the pretext of calling from Amazon, claiming that fraudulent orders had been placed on their accounts due to cyber attacks.

To resolve this issue, the scammers coerced American citizens into purchasing gift cards, cryptocurrencies, or Walmart barcodes, extracting up to $2,000 each time. They converted this amount from dollars to Indian currency through Chinese processors or obtained it through Bitcoin transactions, making a profit.

The CID arrested Sagar Patel, his partner Abhishek Banvir,  Hardip Nandaniya (resident of Prahladnagar), telecom data provider Hardik Patel (resident of New Naroda), Jaivik Sudani (resident of Ramol), and Hiren Patel (resident of Nikol), who were the mastermind of the racket, Uday Shetty is still absconding.

The CID team seized 13 mobile phones and three expensive cars, seizing valuables worth ₹48 lakh.

All the accused of this racket  were later given bail within hours of arrest.

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