India, Aug. 11 -- The Mumbai unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a cybercrime racket, whose operators allegedly operated an illegal call centre from the rented premises of a private resort in Igatpuri, Nashik. They allegedly duped unsuspecting victims in the United States of America, Canada, and other countries. The fraudsters, five of whom were arrested Saturday, posed as customer care employees of a popular multinational e-commerce site, CBI officials said on Sunday.

The agency's probe followed a cyber cheating case registered on Friday against six residents of Mumbai and unknown bank officials whose suspected roles in assisting the racket are being ascertained by the agency. It was alleged in the CBI's First I...