The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three members of a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate that allegedly defrauded foreign nationals, primarily U.S. citizens, minting around ₹3-4 crore through phishing calls and VoIP spoofing, officials said on Friday (July 25, 2025).
In a sweeping crackdown which began on Thursday (July 24, 2025) and continued on Friday (July 25, 2025), the agency raided seven locations in Pune and Mumbai.
Nine arrested for operating fake call centre targeting Indians and Americans
Apart from digital devices, the sleuths also seized over 150 grams of suspected narcotics, they said.
Incriminating digital evidence from 27 mobile phones and 17 laptops, as well as ₹1.60 lakh in unexplained cash, was also recovered during the bust, they said.
