The Bengaluru cyber police last week busted a fake Microsoft tech support racket, allegedly targeting American citizens, after raids at Whitefield’s Sigma Soft Tech Park, and arrested 21 people.

Tech support scams often involve a call or other contact informing the victim of an issue with their computer while impersonating an employee of a major software company, followed by the installation of remote access software to steal money.

According to a police statement, the fraudulent company, Musk Communications, had been operating out of a 4,500-square-foot premises in the Delta Building of Whitefield’s Sigma Soft Tech Park since August.

Based on information they received about the company, the police registered a case under the provisions of the Information Technology Act and Bharatiya Ny

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