Alleged fraudsters netted
Accused used to call the customers, asking them to transfer the funds by posing as bank representatives
RAWALPINDI:
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Islamabad Cybercrime Circle has arrested six suspects of two alleged gangs involved in defrauding citizens by posing as bank representatives and police officers.
The FIA team arrested Akbar Ali, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Habib and Abdul Ghaffar in a raid in Islamabad.
The accused used to call the customers, asking them to transfer the funds by posing as bank representatives.
The accused stole Rs0.3 million from the accounts of various citizens.
In another operation, the accused named Haider Ali and Ali Raza were arrested from Islamabad.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 30th, 2023.