Woman loses Rs2.5m to online spritual scam

KARACHI:

Promised divine intervention and two muwakkils to rid her of life's troubles, a woman instead found herself Rs2.5 million poorer after falling prey to an online spiritual scam.

She has, however, recovered every rupee after the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) traced the money and tracked down the holder of the bank account used in the fraud.

The woman, identified as Syeda Arjumand, was reportedly lured through a Facebook page titled 'Quranic Wazaif', allegedly operated by a woman posing as a spiritual healer. The page offered paid Quranic supplications, promised solutions to personal problems and claimed to provide muwakkils in exchange for money.

Convinced that the promised spiritual remedies would resolve her difficulties, Arjumand transferred a total of Rs2.5 million to different bank accounts in multiple transactions during November 2025. She was also assured that two muwakkils would be provided to her.