Karachi, Pakistan (HRNW) – The Office of Special Investigation (OSI), in collaboration with the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), successfully carried out a major operation against a foreign-operated cyber fraud and Ponzi scheme network in Karachi.
The network was operating under the guise of a tissue marketing company in DHA Karachi, running simultaneous operations from two locations: Ittehad, DHA, and Phase One, DHA. During the raids, a total of 33 individuals were arrested, including 17 Chinese nationals.
A large quantity of evidence was seized from both locations, including computers, DVRs, mobile phones, USB drives, and Chinese SIM cards. Both sites were subsequently sealed. The network had been using the Telegram app to carry out online schemes and defraud members of the public financially.
This operation is being described as the largest cyber fraud crackdown in Sindh in the past decade, delivering a major blow to organized cybercrime in the region and serving as a deterrent against future online fraud.
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