Six suspects, including the owners and operators of a call centre in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Iqbal area, were arrested on Thursday by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for allegedly extorting foreign nationals through a fraudulent banking scam.
The raid was conducted at a call centre near NIPA Chowrangi in Block 6, Gulistan-i-Iqbal.
According to the NCCIA, the suspects posed as officials of foreign banks to deceive victims and extract their personal and financial details, including debit and credit card information. This data was reportedly used to carry out further fraudulent transactions.
Laptops, mobile phones and other electronic devices linked to the alleged scam were seized from the premises during the raid.
The arrested suspects have been identified as Bilal Mateen, Tuaha Manzoor, Mawaz Bin Sami, Cyrus Zakariya, Tayab Mushtaq and Talha Khan. A case has been registered against them under FIR No. 78/26, invoking Sections 3, 4, 13, 14, 16 and 26 of the Pakistan Electronic Crime Act, 2025, along with Sections 109 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The NCCIA said efforts were underway to identify and arrest other associates connected to the network.
