LAHORE, Oct 25 (APP):The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA),Lahore Zone arrested 59 suspects during raids on three alleged fake call centers in Gulberg on Sunday.
According to an NCCIA spokesperson, the arrested suspects included 52 men and seven women.
The agency also seized 61 laptops, 21 computer systems and 52 mobile phones during the operation.
The spokesperson said the suspects allegedly defrauded foreign nationals by offering mobile phone upgrades and low-cost service packages.
They also allegedly hacked data of restaurants registered through a fake application and diverted their weekly payments into their own accounts.
The spokesperson added that the proceeds of the alleged fraud were transferred through trading and money-transfer applications.
The NCCIA spokesperson said such activities had damaged Pakistan’s digital reputation.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
