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Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls (www.businessinsider.com)
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Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls::Microsoft and Amazon are teaming up with law enforcement and India's Central Bureau of Investigation to combat tech support scam calls.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$800 million in losses for the scammed seems like really good money for the scammers. I can see why they want to be involved in this business.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And it's usually a side hustle. Something they do at an actual call center during it's off hours.