'Your Computer Is At Risk': How Fake Call Centres In Chandigarh Tricity Duped Foreigners

Last Updated:July 24, 2025, 18:44 IST

The ED claimed to have busted a major tech fraud racket, following midnight raids on illegal call centres that were duping foreign nationals via spoofing and brand impersonation

ED sources said FSAL Technologies and Terrasparq routed funds via overseas fronts. (Image: News18)

Pop-up messages, cloned websites, and fake support hotlines, with text as cliche as “your computer is at risk" – this is how illegal call centres in Chandigarh Tricity played on their victims’ fears, most of whom were elderly or non-tech savvy foreign clients.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed to have busted a major tech fraud racket, following midnight searches on illegal call centres in the Chandigarh Tricity area under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It said these entities duped foreign nationals with spoofing and brand impersonation as a core strategy.

According to top ED sources, these entities systematically impersonated global tech brands to cheat foreign customers, funnelling proceeds through structured shell companies, spoof websites, payment gateways, and later laundering them via banking channels and hawala. The operations were professionally disguised and run under the garb of BPO and IT services, the sources told News18.

HOW IT WENT DOWN

The ED sources said entities like Visionaire and Terrasparq have been operational since 2016, showing the longevity and adaptive nature of these networks.

They said WhatsApp messages, call transcripts, and website backend logs provided direct evidence of tech fraud, including Microsoft pop-up scam links, and remote control of US-based entities from India. 

Here’s what happened:

• The sources said pop-up messages, cloned websites, and fake support hotlines played on victims’ fears (eg, “your computer is at risk"), which pointed to the deliberate psychological manipulation of foreign clients, largely elderly or those who were non-tech savvy.
• They said FSAL Technologies and Terrasparq routed funds via overseas fronts (eg, Bios Tech USA, CTS Mobility). They used them as buffer layers to collect scammed payments before routing them back to India.
• The entities fraudulently used Microsoft, HP, Arlo, Geek Squad USA, as branding was central to building trust, the sources said.
• Domains like geeksworldwidesolutions.com mirrored genuine services, revealing high-level spoofing operations and intentional targeting of global customers, they said.
• None of the entities or directors had valid authorisation from the companies they claimed to support, they added.
• The sources further said websites showcased sophisticated service portfolios (eg, Mobile Device Management, Network Control, DaaS).
• They were devoid of promoter details and showcased fake IT park office images, indicating a pattern of identity inflation to dupe clients and authorities, they added.
• They also said employees lacked even basic software or BPO skills, underlining that these centres were not real service providers but fronts for financial and digital fraud.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

The sources said Faisal Rashid Peerzada, director of FSAL Technologies Pvt Ltd, was involved in spoofing, fund control, backend operations. Arshdeep, director of Bios Webtech (US entity) and a close aide of Faisal, helped mask Indian control.

Sahu Jain, director of Visionaire and Terrasparq, had been operational since 2016 and was linked to US firm CTS Mobility owned by his sister Priya, who was a potential overseas conduit, the sources said.

They said this is not an isolated scam but a tech-enabled, well-orchestrated fraud ecosystem. They were using front companies in India, showing a calculated effort to evade domestic scrutiny. It also suggested centralised orchestration by Faisal and Jain.

Manoj Gupta

Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18

Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18

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Chandigarh, India, India

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