More than 60 scammers who were targeting Canadians have been busted in a large takedown of dozens of illegal call centres in India.
Adam Ward, CTVNews.ca StaffDozens of scammers, who were swindling Canadians out of their hard-earned money, were busted in a large takedown of illegal call centres in India.
“The RCMP are continuing to develop leads and information on the locations of these illegal call centres for enforcement purposes, in an effort to dismantle and disrupt these types of mass marketing schemes,” the Mounties statedRCMP Cpl. Louise Savard tells CTVNews.ca via email that there are possibly hundreds of illegal call centres that have popped up over the last six months.
The scammer may tell the unknowing victim that they owe money to the government and that they will be arrested immediately if they don’t pay up. The scammer may also try to pressure the victim by claiming a lawsuit has been filed against them, or that a warrant has been issued for their arrest. Based on CAFC data, an estimated 1,500 people reported being victimized by this type of scam in 2018. It’s believed they were duped out of more than $6 million.RCMP say the easiest way to avoid the scam is to just simply not answer the phone if they don’t know the number or to hang up if the call becomes suspicious.
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