New Delhi – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out major raids on a suspected cyber fraud operation in the Khanpur area of the capital. Acting on intelligence inputs, officials launched search and seizure operations at three locations late on the night of July 31. The raids continued into the following morning.

Initial investigations reveal the premises were functioning as a fake call centre, allegedly scamming foreign nationals—mainly from the United States—by selling them counterfeit software, including pirated versions falsely branded as genuine Microsoft Windows products.

According to ED sources, the call centre has been operational for several years and is believed to have received foreign remittances worth around ₹100 crore between 2016-17 and 2024-25.

The funds are now under scrutiny as suspected proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

“A full investigation is underway,” a senior officer said. “Preliminary evidence suggests this was a well-organized international fraud operation using fake tech support to dupe unsuspecting customers.”