NCCIA Busts Illegal Call Centers Scamming Victims With Dating Apps

After raids on illegal call centres allegedly involved in organised online fraud in the federal capital, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has registered two separate cases against 206 suspects, including 12 foreign nationals.

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• According to The cases, the suspects approached potential victims through online dating applications, established regular communication, and gradually gained their trust.
• According to one of the cases, a call centre operating in Sector G-10 was allegedly conducting unlawful cyber activities under the guise of a legitimate information technology business.
• The NCCIA seized computers, electronic devices and other digital material allegedly linked to the fraudulent activities.

According to The cases, the suspects approached potential victims through online dating applications, established regular communication, and gradually gained their trust. The victims were then encouraged to participate in online tasks and invest funds through purported online platforms with promises of financial returns.

According to one of the cases, a call centre operating in Sector G-10 was allegedly conducting unlawful cyber activities under the guise of a legitimate information technology business. Plenty of women were additionally discovered among those allegedly working at the facility. NCCIA Busts Illegal Network Selling Call Records and NADRA Data.

In practice, the call centres were additionally allegedly involved in fraudulent activities conducted in the name of loan recovery, online trading and investment. Investigators remarked the suspects employed their IT-business cover to conceal operations aimed at obtaining funds from victims through deception.

Notably, the NCCIA seized computers, electronic devices and other digital material allegedly linked to the fraudulent activities. While further investigation is underway, the suspects have been booked under Section 14 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, read with Sections 419, 420, 34 and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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