Crime
FIA arrests over 300 for scamming people
Over 900 people lost their money in online scams.
Faisalabad: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime wing has arrested at least 300 online scammers from Faisalabad this year after receiving more than 150 applications of scam cases.
“Faisalabad, the industrial city of Pakistan has been targeted by the online scammers and the number of such cases is growing every day,” stated FIA officials.
More than 1,100 residents of Faisalabad have lost millions of rupees from their bank accounts at the hands of scammers this year. While in 2021, over 900 people lost their money in online scams.
The officials stated that the culprits get the bank account details by contacting through a masking software imitating a bank spokesperson and grabbing account details or presenting offers like changing ATM cards.
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