Lahore, Massive International Fraud Ring Busted in Faisalabad, reported that authorities have caught an international network involved in financial fraud. Police arrested 149 people, and some were not citizens of the country.
According to their local Reports:
The NCCIA conducted a large raid in Pakistan. One raid led to the arrest of 149 people. Officials visited Sangla Hill, located on Shahkot Road near Faisalabad. An international fraud operation was run under the guise of a call center. NCCIA personnel worked with the Intelligence Agency during the raid. The operation lasted for few hours. During the raid, authorities took 149 people into custody, which included 18 women and 131 men; moreover, they arrested 73 foreign people, such as Chinese, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, and Nigerians. This action was taken against Malik Tahseen Awan, the former chairman of FESCO.
Seven lawsuits were filed against Malik Tahseen Awan and other individuals. Malik Tahseen Awan is currently in jail. The NCCIA said his name is on the PNLI list. He leads this fraud group; he begins it alone. He also asked people from other countries to join it; he used WhatsApp, as well as other online applications, to send false messages to people.
He emptied their accounts and cheated them. He took part in credit card fraud. This is Pakistan's most significant case to date.
One raid led to the arrest of 150 criminals. Each criminal took part in online fraud. Authorities filed seven cases against the group.
Malik Tahseen Awan runs this fraud network. Officials added his name to the PNLI list; they now raid places to catch him.