New Delhi, Dec 22 : The Delhi Police cyber crime unit has busted an illegal call centre and arrested three persons from the Laxmi Nagar area here.
The accused posed as personnel from a placement agency or various reputed organisations, to dupe job seekers.
The unsuspecting people were cheated on the pretext of registration charges, security deposit, physical verification of documents and interview scheduling.
More than 250 persons were duped in the last one and a half years of more than Rs 75 lakh.
The matter came to light when a complainant informed the cyber crime unit that she was contacted by someone who claimed to be from a recruitment agency, claiming that the complainant had been shortlisted for a job with a reputed multinational bank.
The complainant was induced to make a deposit as registration charges.
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