<p>Kolkata: Eighteen people were arrested as a fake call centre was busted in New Town near Kolkata, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Those arrested used to target US citizens, posing as Microsoft employees, offering technical support and then used to dupe them, a police officer said.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Cyber Crime Wing of the West Bengal Police along with personnel of the Eco Park and Bidhannagar Cyber police stations conducted a joint raid at two offices of the fake call centre housed in a building in New Town, he said.</p>.<p>Among those arrested were three women, he added.</p>.<p>Several documents, 32 laptops and 41 mobile phones were seized in the raid.</p>.<p>"It is being investigated how the transactions were done, whether through cryptocurrency or hawala or some other means," the officer said. PTI SCH SOM</p>
<p>Kolkata: Eighteen people were arrested as a fake call centre was busted in New Town near Kolkata, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Those arrested used to target US citizens, posing as Microsoft employees, offering technical support and then used to dupe them, a police officer said.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Cyber Crime Wing of the West Bengal Police along with personnel of the Eco Park and Bidhannagar Cyber police stations conducted a joint raid at two offices of the fake call centre housed in a building in New Town, he said.</p>.<p>Among those arrested were three women, he added.</p>.<p>Several documents, 32 laptops and 41 mobile phones were seized in the raid.</p>.<p>"It is being investigated how the transactions were done, whether through cryptocurrency or hawala or some other means," the officer said. PTI SCH SOM</p>