These illegal call centres duped victims into believing that their devices or bank accounts were compromised and they needed to pay for technical support or to avoid penalties.
In Part-2 of this 3-part series on the menace of spam calls, ThePrint takes a deep dive into the world of service call centres, telemarketers and cold-calling.
At the centre of the case is Gujarat-based company E Sampark, which along with other entities ran call centres and allegedly defrauded foreigners, including Americans.
The hurdles police & probe agencies face include victims not registering complaints or unwilling to record a statement, and the accused, who often deal in Bitcoins & change offices.
Uniphore Software Systems Pvt, based in Chennai & Palo Alto, aims to use AI to change the business of call centers by displacing workers with machines.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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