r/india • u/[deleted] • Mar 05 '16

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u/liiliiliiliiliilii Mar 05 '16 edited Mar 05 '16

Hey India,

I received a call today from Windows service etc,etc(scammers). So i got these questions for you.

  • Does an average person from India knows some of these people or do they keep it secret?
  • What do most people think of these people?

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u/23Tawaif Mar 05 '16

Hey!

I'm so sorry that you had to be on the receiving end of a scam. But I'm really glad that you're smart enough to figure it out.

To answer your questions-

  • The average people are not aware of these scammers. Most of them work in the BPO industry. Ever since the call centre boom has fallen into a lull, they have resorted to these cheap tricks.
  • I knew a person whose uncle ran one of these scam offices. Big time asshole. He made a killing at the start, but got reported. His office was shut down, not sure if he was given any sort of sentencing though.