India, Sept. 17 -- As part of its investigation into the two illegal call centres in Nashik which conned United Kingdom (UK) residents of crores of rupees, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has written to a UK-based international online payment service, to freeze the accounts used for the fraud. CBI officials said that last week the agency also wrote to the online service asking for details about the funds allegedly parked in the gang's accounts.

As per CBI officials, the accused made the victims pay them through online payment systems and the money was transferred to accounts managed by their gang. The money was then pooled into accounts of the gang's UK-based members, the agency officials added. The CBI has informed a Thane spe...