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Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls
(www.businessinsider.com)
76 down, ten thousand more to go.
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around 76
Oh, well that’s right around 80! Which is around 85! Which is around 90! Keep going with this until we hit 10,000
I’m so glad they got them all.
No no no, 76 is the significant digits, we don’t know how fractional locations they raided! Why, maybe they raided 10000 bases of .00000001 size!
Law enforcement seized 32 phones, 48 laptops and hard discs, and 33 SIM cards and froze several bank accounts amid the raid of the 76 locations, according to CBI.
So... After raiding 76 locations, they only got 32 phones? Like... they only found one phone in every two places that they raided? And they only got 48 laptops? Those are the kind of numbers that I would expect for one single location.
It kind of sounds like 75 of the locations were tipped off by corrupt local officials in advance.
A lot of the scammer call center calls were likely made on dumb landline phones, not smart phones.
I’m more surprised that they only grabbed 48 computers.
Usually they use voip, spoofing an American phone number
A lot of the phone systems they use are phone app based with a USB head set.
But 48 laptops is still a bit light.
I hope John from Microsoft is ok. He is supposed to call me back about fixing my computer.
I even had my nan buy a bunch of iTunes gift cards.
With India, it's more likely they failed to pay the Police their dues.
Does this mean kitboga is out of business :(
He would be thrilled to lose his job, but no, I'm sure he will have plenty more to do.
Just want to mention Pierogi as well in case anyone reading this haven't heard of these people and want to check out channels where they troll these call centers
Jim Browning is the master but pierogie has done such a great job creating a community
Don't worry, he will just switch to Nigeria!
No way, there are so many sects of these fucking cockroaches
$800 million in losses for the scammed seems like really good money for the scammers. I can see why they want to be involved in this business.
And it's usually a side hustle. Something they do at an actual call center during it's off hours.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
India has been cracking down on tech support scammers in an effort to "combat and dismantle" finance-related cyber crime, officials announced on Thursday.
Now, Amazon and Microsoft are teaming up with CBI and international law enforcement in an effort to cut down on the calls.
Law enforcement seized 32 phones, 48 laptops and hard discs, and 33 SIM cards and froze several bank accounts amid the raid of the 76 locations, according to CBI.
The FBI estimates that in 2022, over 32,000 people were targeted by tech and customer support scams, with over $800 million in losses.
Ensuring that you and your loved ones are aware of the warning signs of a scam call or phishing email or text can help them avoid being tricked into handing away sensitive information.
He also said that pop-up messages from reputable companies won't include a phone number that you need to call to get help.
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i see nothing wrong with this...keep it up!! don't stop!!! PLEASE!!!!
I have noticed less calls recently, awesome!