[catalogia]

> ""We have disrupted the necessary flow of money from Canada to India, which will have a big impact on the operation and bottom line of scammers," Ogden said Friday, in announcing the charges."

Perhaps so, but to what extent and for how long? How many other mules are there, and how long will it take them to find replacement mules to replace those arrested?

I hope they throw the book at the mules, but I don't expect this to be a real solution to the problem.

[unishark]

It seems like a small story about a small bust, but if you keep reading the story keeps going. They are directly going after the scammers too.

> "Police have since worked with Indian authorities to carry out a flurry of raids against suspected illegal call centres in the country. Canadian officials said Friday they know of 39 call centres, in the New Delhi and Noida area, that have been shut down.

"Ogden said still others will face police scrutiny and that he anticipates more arrests and charges "in the next few weeks."

[catalogia]

Yeah, but is 39 call centers a lot, or just the tip of the iceberg? It wouldn't really surprise me if there were hundreds of these companies, but I don't know.

[unishark]

Probably hundreds of them at least. But there may be only a smaller fraction of them targeting Canada.