PESHAWAR
The FIA Cyber Crime Circle Peshawar conducted a major operation by successfully arresting two foreigners involved in online financial fraud, an FIA official said here Thursday.
He disclosed that two suspects of a Nigerian gang involved in online cheating and fraud were arrested in a raid operation. The foreign accused have been identified as Adogi Handsome Tchukwu and Akokuwu Chanaza Godwin, the FIA official said.
The accused was arrested from Lahore in a raid, the FIA official said. The accused defrauded the citizens of more than 46 million, the official of the FIA said, adding, the accused used to trap the citizens by using female IDs on Facebook.
Later receiving money for parcel delivery, customs fee and others and in case of non-payment, threatened dangerous consequences, he informed. The accused were also found involved in defrauding citizens by pretending to get jobs online, the FIA official said.
The accused used to encourage citizens to open bank accounts under the guise of online employment and later they took control of these accounts themselves and used them in online financial fraud, he informed. The accused has been arrested and the investigation has been started, the official of the FIA said.
