The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched an operation against a network allegedly involved in large-scale fraud targeting US citizens through fake call centres. Officials from the ED’s Hyderabad Zonal Office conducted simultaneous searches on September 15 under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The searches were carried out at four key locations in Patiala, Pune and Chandigarh. According to the agency, the action was based on field-level verification and specific intelligence gathered about the alleged fraudulent network.
The searches reportedly helped the ED uncover details linked to an international fraud operation. Further investigation is expected to establish the network’s operations, financial transactions and the involvement of those allegedly connected to the scam.
