India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken action to dismantle a transnational cybercrime syndicate accused of running sophisticated tech support scams that targeted people in Australia and the United Kingdom.
The scam reportedly caused losses of over £390,000, which is equivalent to $525,000, in the United Kingdom alone.
This enforcement activity took place on July 7, 2025, under Operation Chakra V. Authorities carried out searches at three locations in Noida, including a fully operational fraudulent call center situated within the Noida Special Economic Zone.
According to the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), more than 100 victims in the United Kingdom were contacted by individuals offering to fix their computers for a fee. These offers followed fake pop-up messages that falsely claimed the victims’ devices had been hacked or infected. In reality, the scammers were impersonating Microsoft employees and selling fake software solutions for non-existent problems.
In a related development, Nikkei Asia reported that scam centers in eastern Myanmar linked to cryptocurrency fraud are expanding quickly. Despite a crackdown in February, at least 16 suspected scam sites have been identified, and construction continues at eight of them.
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