Seven arrested in financial fraud
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing Rawalpindi arrested a seven-member gang involved in financial fraud, hacking into accounts, and depriving innocent people of money by posing as bank officers.
According to the authorities, the main accused Mohammad Arshad from Sargodha and his accomplices are accused of contacting a resident of Tench Bhatta Rawalpindi and pretending to be a representative of a private bank.
They then hacked his account by getting the relevant information. The accused also made transactions totaling Rs0.6 million, including utility bill payments.
A team comprising of FIA Cyber Crime Rawalpindi sub-inspectors Zaheer Abbas, Mehboob Alam and Shehryar Abbasi arrested the accused Muhammad Arshad along with six other accomplices Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Rafiq, Muhammad Anwar, Muhammad Imran, and Muhammad Younis.
Officials said that a case has been registered against the accused and an investigation has been started.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th, 2022.