New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted search operations at seven locations in Gurugram and New Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into a major illegal call centre scam that primarily targeted US nationals.
The ED initiated its probe based on a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which alleged that unknown accused persons operated illegal call centres from the Delhi-NCR region between November 2022 and April 2024. These centres executed a tech support fraud scheme, cheating victims to the tune of approximately 15 Million US Dollars (over Rs 120 Crore).
The investigation has identified key acc...