Indian scammers have fleeced gullible Americans of a whopping 10 billion US dollars in 2022. Think Netflix series Jantara but featuring American victims. How do these scammers go about their nefarious scheme? Step 1. Pick a name that no one will suspect, like Ethical InfoTech Private Limited. Step 2. Take up space on lease in a residential or commercial neighborhood in cities like Bengaluru, Delhi and Kolkata. step 3. Train them to dupe naive folks and give them a multi-page script.step 4. Pretend to be officials from the tax departments.
In today's episode for 5th Jan 2023, we talk about the great Indian call centre scam.