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3. It is worth mentioning that the petitioner has already been granted bail by this Court under its order dated 08.11.2023 passed in Bail Appln No. 4043/2023.

4. On 14.09.2023, an F.I.R. was lodged before the Cyber P.S. Panbazar, Guwahati corresponding to GD Entry No. 200 dated 13.09.2023. The relevant portion of the FIR is quoted herein below:-

" I have the honour to inform you that with reference to the above GDE, a reliable source information was received that some Scammer gangs are operational in Guwahati, Assam was are involved in operating call centers across India and are scamming and cheating gullible Indian and Foreign Nationals by Page No.# 3/8 impersonating as Tech Support Staff by originating "tech support pop-ups and by impersonating as legitimate customer service representatives to deceive individuals and cheat them out of money or personal information making various false claims to create a sense of urgency or fear by claiming that the bank account has been compromised, computer has a virus, personal identifiable information are at risk, computer or social media account has been hacked. Further, this gang of Scammers initiate contact through unsolicited phone calls, claiming to be from a well known company or organization, such as a bank, tech support, government agency, or even a popular online service for their financial gain. They ask the victims to install remote desktop software and thereby take access to their computers and thereafter steal personal information and plant malware on the targets victims devices. More importantly, the gang of scammers has associates and members across India and the scammers launders the money obtained through these scams.
The reliable source of information has revealed that these fraudulent call centres operate by generating fake tech support pop-ups and posing as legitimate customer service representatives. They create a false sense of urgency or fear by claiming bank accounts have been compromised, computers are infected with viruses, personal identifiable information (PII) is at risk, or social media accounts have been hacked. The scammers gain access to victims computers through remote desktop software, stealing personal information and planting malware on their devices".