The Noida Police have successfully busted a fake call center operating in Sector 132. The gang was involved in duping job seekers by promising them high-paying jobs on cruise ships. Officials from the Cyber Crime Police Station and Sector 126 police station conducted a joint raid on Wednesday. This operation led to the arrest of four individuals who were running this racket for approximately one year. The police have seized electronic gadgets, fake seals, and forged documents from the office.
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How did the scam operate?
The accused operated a fraudulent firm under the name “SEA HIRE MARINE SERVICE COMPANY”. They gathered contact details of potential victims from various employment websites. The scammers contacted people offering roles like engineers or crew members on cruise ships. To make the process look genuine, they conducted fake interviews and issued forged joining letters.
Victims were asked to pay a processing fee ranging between ₹1 lakh and ₹1.2 lakh per person. The gang claimed this money was for registration and documentation charges. Police investigations revealed that nearly ₹1 crore was funneled through multiple bank accounts linked to the accused. Complaints were received from candidates across India, including Kerala, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh.
Who are the arrested individuals?
The police arrested four men identified as Rahul and Saif Warish from Uttar Pradesh, Prashant from Aligarh, and Vishal Sharma, a BCA student from Noida. During the raid, the team recovered three laptops, seven mobile phones, and registers containing candidate details.
An FIR has been registered against them under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology (IT) Act. The police are now tracing the money trail from the seized bank accounts and looking for other potential victims.
