Rejected petition India Call Centre Scams

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We the undersigned request the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to bring pressure upon the Indian Government to take action against the call centres operating in India that are bombarding the UK with telephone calls. The call centres operate in a number of guises but the most common is that of Windows Operating Systems. Many UK citizens have fallen victim to the scams and with many UK citizens recieving repeat calls of an offensive and threatening nature.

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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 20 August 2011
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