On October 25, 2024, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan’s Cybercrime Reporting Center conducted a raid against an illegal call center operating out of 1st Floor, Plot No. 57-C, 11th Commercial Street, DHA Phase-II Extension, Karachi, Pakistan for facilitating bank impersonation scams against American and Canadian residents. The scammers made fraudulent cold calls to extract sensitive personal and financial information from their victims so they could be resold to various merchants.
Two kingpins were named and are charged under sections 3, 4, 6, 13, 14, 16 and 26 of PECA and 419, 420 and 109 of PPC:
- Syed Abu Bakar (CNIC: 42301-9396677-5) from House No. R-03 KN Gohar Green City near Malir Court, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Shah Bukhari (CNIC: 42301-9532322-1) from House No. 1055, Muhalla Main Bazar Chowk Bizerta Line, Cant. Karachi, Pakistan.