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by Arun2009 2322 days ago
Indian law enforcement officials do take action against those who are complicit in scams similar to this. E.g., see here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6182793/india-call-centre-scam-ar...

> In a press release issued Sunday, Delhi police said they had arrested 32 “white-collar criminals” and seized 55 computers along with dozens of cellphones, internet routers and “illegal software” being used in what they described as a “swanky international cheating scam call centre targeting Canada citizens.”

> All of those arrested are residents of India and between the ages of 18 and 38, according to the statement.

> The Delhi police alleged the scheme has been targeting Canadian citizens by claiming their social insurance numbers had been compromised.

Here's another: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio...

> LONDON: British Police service on Monday said it had shut down two sophisticated criminal call centres in Kolkata, instrumental in defrauding thousands of victims in the UK alone, with the cooperation of Indian police.

> The call centres were raided by 50 officers from the Cyber Division of Kolkata Police last week as part of a worldwide four-year operation conducted by the UK police and Microsoft.