Malad and Bangur Nagar police on Thursday said they have arrested 10 people for running fake call centres and cheating foreigners by luring them into buying sex enhancements supplements and Google apps online at a low cost. They also detained 30-40 others who used to work for them.

Police officers, under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone XI Vishal Thakur, raided the call centres on Wednesday night after receiving information about the scam. They also seized 40 laptops, hard disks and mobile phones, and would be able to determine the amount the accused extracted from their victims after a thorough examination.