NCCIA arrests 212 individuals over alleged involvement in international fraud schemes
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) raided three call centres in Islamabad over the past 24 hours, taking 212 individuals into custody for their alleged involvement in international fraud schemes, the agency’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. In a statement, the spokesperson said the NCCIA’s Islamabad unit had launched a major crackdown on illegal call centres as part of efforts to…
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested 212 individuals across three call centres in Islamabad, accusing them of involvement in international fraud schemes. The crackdown marks part of the agency's efforts to curb organized cyber fraud, targeting Chinese and Pakistani suspects, including some women. During the raids, authorities recovered 306 mobile phones, 383 computers, and 299 monitors and laptops.
The suspects allegedly engaged in Google scams and "low-dating" schemes linked to India and Brazil. This follows a recent operation in Karachi where 27 suspects, including four Afghan nationals, were arrested, implicating a network that posed as financial institution representatives to obtain personal information. In August, another major bust resulted in the arrest of 114 foreign nationals, primarily Chinese, for running a cyber-romance and sextortion network.
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