Updated On: 23 February, 2025 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
The perpetrators sent fake alerts about Microsoft software errors to trap victims

The building where the call centre was located
The Crime Branch Unit-12 busted a fake call centre for allegedly targeting American citizens and defrauding them. An officer stated that the accused sent the bogus alerts to US citizens about Microsoft software errors and then hacked into the unsuspecting victims’ bank accounts.
The fake call centre was operating on the third floor of the under-construction Arpan Apartment, located at Amarkant Zha Marg, Vazira Naka, Borivli West. The accused also hired staff and advertised job openings for the call centre.