FIA arrests female foreign national on cybercrime charges

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime wing claimed to have arrested a female foreign national and her accomplice over depriving citizens of Rs 5.2 million in Islamabad.

According to the FIA sources, the female foreigner and his accomplice were involved in depriving people of Rs 5.2 million during various cybercrime activities in the city.

The woman used bank accounts of her accomplices to transfer money looted from the citizens, adding that a case has been registered against the accused under cybercrime laws.

Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Cell had apprehended a foreign national for deceiving people in Islamabad. According to FIA officials, on the complaint of a citizen, an FIA team had arrested the foreign national from a hotel in Islamabad.

The officials further said the arrested suspect was a member of an internet gang, adding that he had been swindling several citizens by luring them of sending dollars through his bank account.

The suspect used to make friends in Islamabad on social media accounts by impersonating himself as a member of a royal family, the FIA officials added.

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On February 20, the FIA officials further said that the agency had received over 56,000 complaints relating to cybercrime and registered 1086 cases against the accused.

The details were shared by the FIA officials during the meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defense in Islamabad.

The officials said that out of the 56,696 complaints received by the agency, 11028 were investigated and 1086 cases were registered against the accused involved in cybercrime activities.

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