Delhi Police have arrested five people, including four women, for allegedly running a fake call centre in north Delhi that targeted unemployed job seekers with bogus employment offers.
Police said the suspects posed as representatives involved in recruitment for reputed companies and collected money from candidates under a series of purported charges before cutting off communication.
Job Seekers Targeted Through Online Platform
According to police, the north district’s Anti-Auto Theft Squad received information on September 1 about an alleged fraudulent call centre operating from Sangam Vihar, Jharoda Majra in Wazirabad. The operation was allegedly cheating unemployed people by offering jobs such as data entry operators, data analysts, web designers and accountants at various companies.
Further inquiry found that the group was allegedly obtaining details of job seekers through an online job-search platform where candidates registered and applied for employment opportunities. Police said the suspects mainly targeted people applying for jobs with an automobile company.
Candidates were contacted by phone, with callers allegedly impersonating representatives associated with the recruitment process. Two suspects were initially apprehended during the investigation, which subsequently led police to the others.
Police identified those arrested as Satish Chander Maurya, 30, Bindia alias Mahi, 20, Preet alias Surpiya, 22, Prachi alias Sweety, and Radhika alias Bhumi, 19. Maurya holds an M.Sc degree and had previously worked at a private company, according to police.
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₹499 Payment Followed by Repeated Demands
Police said prospective candidates were initially asked to pay ₹499 as courier charges. After the first payment, the suspects allegedly demanded additional amounts under different pretexts connected with the promised employment.
The subsequent demands included ₹1,500 as uniform charges, ₹3,500 for laptop security, ₹5,500 as account-opening charges, ₹6,500 for medical security and ₹8,500 as affidavit charges.
According to police, when candidates refused or said they could not make further payments, the suspects allegedly blocked their mobile numbers and abruptly stopped communicating with them. The alleged method was intended to extract as much money as possible before abandoning contact with the victim.
Police said money obtained from victims was received through QR codes linked to different bank accounts. Multiple SIM cards, digital devices and fake joining letters were allegedly used as part of the operation.
Phones, Debit Cards and Fake Joining Letters Recovered
During the investigation, police recovered around 12 mobile phones, one tablet, fake joining letters, seven debit cards, two passbooks and other items described as incriminating.
The arrests followed the police operation against the alleged fake call centre in north Delhi. The case centres on job seekers who were allegedly approached with promises of employment and then asked to make a succession of payments under purported recruitment-related charges.
Police said the operation used fake employment offers at automobile and other companies to target job aspirants, with the alleged fraud continuing through repeated payment demands after candidates made the initial ₹499 payment.
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