Another fake call centre busted; 16 held in Thane

THANE: The Thane police late on Saturday arrested 16 people, including three women, for allegedly running a fake call centre from Wagle Estate area.
The police said that the prime accused have been identified as Siddhesh Bhaidkar and Saniya Jaiswal who scammed American citizens and some American banks. This is the second call centre running from the Wagle Estate to have been busted this year.
A police officer said that during the preliminary probe, the police understood a few aspects of the modus operandi. A police officer explained, “The suspects would call the American citizens offering them loans. Later, they would convince them to share their login details. They would send the banks details from the citizens ID and the bank would offer a few dollars as temporary credits. They, along with their aides, would redeem the money.”