Foreigner arrested for online financial scam

The suspect was found involved in collecting funds in the name of investment.


Our Correspondent October 13, 2024

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RAWALPINDI:

The FIA Cybercrime Wing Rawalpindi claimed on Saturday to have arrested a foreigner involved in investment fraud through an online application. The translator of the accused was also taken into custody.

A spokesman said that the accused identified as Bai Xiaomong had been arrested along with his translator Shehzadah Ayaz during a raid in Islamabad.

The suspect was found involved in collecting funds in the name of investment through the online application and illegal use of accounts of Pakistani citizens, the spokesman further said, adding the accused had opened bank accounts in the name of various citizens by pretending to get them jobs.

Xiaomong is involved in receiving millions of rupees from the citizens in the name of investment using the said bank accounts. The accused had gained online access to the above accounts.

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