LAHORE, Aug 08 (APP):The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) launched a major crackdown against a gang allegedly defrauding citizens across Punjab through fake identities and false promises, arresting 28 suspects from Lahore, Faisalabad and Multan. According to the NCCIA on Saturday, during the operations, 24 mobile phones and a laptop were recovered from the suspects, while evidence related to financial fraud involving millions of rupees was being examined. The …
NCCIA arrests 28 cyber fraud suspects
LAHORE, Aug 08 (APP):The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) launched a major crackdown against a gang allegedly defrauding citizens across Punjab through fake identities and false promises,
arresting 28 suspects from Lahore, Faisalabad and Multan.
According to the NCCIA on Saturday, during the operations, 24 mobile phones and a laptop were recovered from the suspects, while evidence related to financial fraud involving millions of rupees was being examined.
The arrested suspects allegedly defrauded citizens by impersonating relatives, visa agents, government officials, bank employees and overseas Pakistanis.
In Lahore, 18 suspects were arrested. In one case, the suspects allegedly impersonated a relative and visa agent and obtained Rs. 2.586 million from a citizen. In other cases, the suspects allegedly posed as a deputy director and officials of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority to fraudulently obtain millions of rupees from citizens.
In Faisalabad, three suspects involved in online trading fraud and unauthorised access to a company’s email were arrested. In one case, the suspects allegedly used fake trading, wallet balance and profit screenshots to induce a citizen to invest money, causing a loss of Rs. 5.466 million.
Seven suspects were arrested in Multan for allegedly impersonating a UK-based individual, bank employee or relative and collecting money from citizens on the pretexts of prize money, customs clearance, taxes and visa renewal.
The spokesperson said forensic analysis of the digital devices recovered from the suspects was underway. Investigators were also examining financial transactions, call records and other evidence to identify additional members of the gang and elements linked to the network.
