A Fake Police Call Said Gift Cards Would Help Catch a Fraudster. A B.C. Resident Lost $5,000

A Parksville Qualicum Beach resident lost $5,000 after a caller claimed to be from police and said gift cards were needed to ...
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Fake cops, fake judges: The Hollywood-style scam poised to go global

Last Christmas Eve, a 77-year-old woman in New Delhi got an unexpected call from what she thought was the police. Contacting her by WhatsApp video, the team of uniformed cops inside a police station ...

Fake Call Centre Busted In Uttarakhand, 11 Arrested For Duping Job Seekers

The Mumbai Police have busted a fake call centre operating out of Dehradun, after acting on a complaint of a city resident, and arrested 11 people involved in duping unsuspecting job seekers, an ...
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Fake Bern police call with official number

On Wednesday morning, the Bern cantonal police received a report of an attempted fraudulent telephone call by fake police officers. The official telephone number of the Bern Cantonal Police was used.
The Japan Times

Fake police scams in Tokyo down nearly 40% in January through May

The number of such cases decreased to 548, while the total financial damage from such scams shrank 38.3% to ¥6.17 billion.
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Bait, dial, threaten, close: Lucknow fake call centre defrauding US citizens was well-oiled machine

Fake call centre operating from Summit Building in Vibhuti Khand was earning roughly Rs 12 crore a month and between Rs ...