Among those duped, there are many residents of Australia, police said (Representational)
At least 22 people have been arrested from Kolkata for running a fake call centre, posing as Amazon employees and cheating several people, police said on Wednesday.
Acting on an input, a team of Kolkata Police's Detective Department conducted a raid late Tuesday night at the centre located in New Alipore.
The accused were found operating the call centre without any valid documents, a police officer said.
"Initial probe revealed that conversations were made by the accused over Voice Over Internet Protocol communication system, introducing themselves as employees of Amazon. They would tell the gullible callers that their gift money would be refunded," he said.
Among those duped, there are many residents of Australia, he said.
"The accused used software like Teamviewer and Anydesk to remotely access and take control over target computers and compelled the victims to pay in Australian dollars," the officer said.
Several articles and documents were seized from the call centre, he added.