Islamabad:
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Commercial Banking Circle Islamabad has registered a case involving a multibillion-pupee scam operating through call centers and arresting a woman and a bank manager.
According to sources, a network of call centers was revealed in a state bank in the Pakistan report that highlighted suspicious transactions worth billions of rupees from the accounts of 36 companies.
After an investigation, the FIA filed a case and arrested a woman named Nida and a private banking manager allegedly attached to the network. The network reportedly includes over six people, among them two Chinese citizens.
Sources show that the criminal company raised funds through illegal online activities including games, loan apps, call centers, false investment schemes and pornographic content platforms. These funds were then funnel abroad using various channels such as Hawala and Hundi and converted to cryptocurrency.
Studies are also underway in potential officials’ potential involvement and cybercrime. When contacted by Express Pakinomist for comment, the FIA spokesman did not respond.
However, a senior FIA officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the registration of the case and ongoing attacks for further arrests.
