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Bengaluru Police Arrest 16 From Fake BPO Behind ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam Targeting US And Canada

Police say the case likely represents only the first layer of a larger transnational racket.

Overview

  • HSR Layout officers raided Cybits Solutions on October 7 and later announced 16 arrests, with the suspects sent to judicial custody.
  • Callers allegedly posed as U.S. law‑enforcement agents, used fake IDs and fabricated warrants, and pressured American and Canadian victims to transfer money to avoid bogus charges.
  • Recruiters drew 20–25 young jobseekers from portals like LinkedIn and WorkIndia, provided three weeks of telecaller training, and ran scripted operations via live servers and VoIP tools with scripts hosted on Justpaste.it.
  • Investigators seized 41 computers, 25 mobile phones, routers, modems, attendance registers, and handwritten script notebooks, and noted incentive pay linked to the amounts extracted.
  • Police have informed the FBI and are tracing bank and wallet flows while seeking higher‑level operators believed to be outside the state or country.