Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/delhi-naraina-seven-arrests-gift-card-support-scam/ --- description: Police say a Naraina call center impersonated Apple and iOS support to induce US residents to buy gift cards and hand over their redemption codes. title: Delhi police report seven arrests in alleged gift-card support scam image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/delhi-police-report-seven-arrests-alleged-gift-card-support-scam-f9d5e905ada9c32466a90bc653621f74.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Fraud & Security](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/) # Delhi police report seven arrests in alleged gift-card support scam Police say a Naraina call center impersonated Apple and iOS support to induce US residents to buy gift cards and hand over their redemption codes. By [Emma Carter](https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/) September 30, 2026 3 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fdelhi-naraina-seven-arrests-gift-card-support-scam%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Delhi+police+report+seven+arrests+in+alleged+gift-card+support+scam&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fdelhi-naraina-seven-arrests-gift-card-support-scam%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Delhi+police+report+seven+arrests+in+alleged+gift-card+support+scam+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fdelhi-naraina-seven-arrests-gift-card-support-scam%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Delhi Police headquarters in New Delhi, photographed in November 2019.](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/delhi-police-report-seven-arrests-alleged-gift-card-support-scam-headquarters-new-w1280.webp) Delhi Police headquarters in New Delhi, photographed in November 2019\. Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Context photograph. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Resized and cropped for responsive presentation. Photo: Ji-Elle / Wikimedia Commons [Delhi Police](https://giftcard.news/organization/delhi-police/) reported seven arrests in an alleged call-centre operation using fake [Apple](https://giftcard.news/company/apple/) and iOS support claims to obtain gift-card redemption codes from people in the United States. Its September 30, 2026 statement places the operation in Naraina Industrial Area Phase II under the name Veptra. The account describes allegations and an investigation, not convictions. [\[1\]](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/delhi-naraina-seven-arrests-gift-card-support-scam/#article-source-1) ## Five callers were among the seven people arrested Police divided those arrested into an alleged owner, a partner and five callers. The force said information received on September 25 led to the operation, and a case was registered at Naraina police station on September 26\. Those dates distinguish this seven-arrest account from other Delhi gift-card investigations. [\[1\]](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/delhi-naraina-seven-arrests-gift-card-support-scam/#article-source-1) The data behind the story ### Roles attributed to the seven arrested people The breakdown is the police account of roles in the alleged operation. Police-reported count persons Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source Delhi Police, West District, September 30, 2026 official statement Actual people reported arrested, not convictions, unique victims or the complete size of a wider network. Categories reproduce the roles given in the statement; they are not a count of investigative claims. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __Roles attributed to the seven arrested people (persons)__ | Category | Police-reported count | | --------------- | --------------------- | | Alleged owner | 1 persons | | Alleged partner | 1 persons | | Alleged callers | 5 persons | The statement alleges that callers claimed devices had viruses, malware or illicit content, creating urgency around supposed technical assistance. They allegedly instructed people to buy gift cards, obtained the redemption details and passed them to associates. The alleged payment target was therefore the credential that permits use of the value after purchase. [\[1\]](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/delhi-naraina-seven-arrests-gift-card-support-scam/#article-source-1) The Apple and iOS impersonation does not identify the gift-card brand victims bought. The release gives no itemised card purchases, number of affected consumers or value of codes obtained. 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