Call Centre Fraud in UK: Indian-orgin man sentenced to 28-months Jail for scam worth hundreds of thousands of pounds

March 24,2019:

An Indian-origin man in North England has been sentenced to 28 months in jail for his role in a Computer scam worth hundreds of thousands of pounds perpetuated by the IT operatives based in Delhi region.

Faud involved individuals calling victims in UK by claiming to represent the software major Microsoft and informing them that there is a problem with their computer. They were told the issue could be resolved for a fee deposited in a UK-based bank account.

Baljinder Singh, 39, held the bank account and after helping steal £400,000 from victims, would transfer the money to India after taking a cut.

Singh was arrested from South Shields, North England, in 2017 and has now been jailed for 28 months at Newcastle Crown Court.

It is one of a growing number of cases reported to British cyber-crime authorities, many linked to India.

Last week, it was reported that an investigation on India-based call centres netting millions of pounds by preying on Britons by threatening them action for non-existent tax debts or whose computers are compromised while servicing faults through the remote access.

Singh, charged with money-laundering, was part of scam that included taking money from victims, but instead of fixing any problem, they would install malicious software on the computer that would allow them to steal more money.

Source HT