Call centre scam: Cops search for two key accused

Mumbai; After the arrest of IRS scam mastermind Sagar Thakkar, the Thane crime branch is searching for two more main accused whose names were disclosed by him during the interrogation.

The duo managed finances and handled different softwares, which helped the call centre employees to dupe people. Two separate teams are searching for these culprits.

Earlier, the Thane police has revealed that the fake call centres operating out of the Mira Road-Bhayander stretch made Rs 1.5 crore per month in nine months by cheating the United States (US) citizens. The financial transaction took place either through iTunes cards or bitcoins. According to Thane police officials, to establish the money trail, they need to get details about how the money was converted and transferred to various accounts.  

Sources said, “During the interrogation, Sagar Thakkar has revealed names of two more culprits who used to handle financial transactions. Now the priority is to establish the money trail. This is turning out to be a challenge because Thakkar has deleted all these records before surrendering.”

The police has found that Thakkar was in touch with an American national, Jerry Morris, who would initially collect money on his behalf in the US and transfer it to him.  

Thakkar was arrested by the Mumbai police from the airport after he arrived from Dubai. The Thane police had raided fraudulent call centres operating from the Mira Road Bhayandar area in October last year, after which Thakkar fled to Dubai. So far, the police has arrested over 70 persons and chargesheeted 497 people in the case.