KARACHI, Sindh: The Karachi call centre raid at Business Avenue on Shahrah-e-Faisal led to the arrest of 27 suspects over an alleged international fraud operation, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) said.
The arrests included four Afghan nationals and three alleged operators identified by the agency as Ali Siddiqui, Fawad Ahmed and Farooq. All 27 suspects were named in the First Information Report (FIR).
According to the NCCIA, employees allegedly posed as representatives of US banks and debt-settlement organisations, contacting foreign nationals through spoofed calls to obtain personal and financial information. Investigators said they also used prepared scripts to persuade targets to make unauthorised transfers.
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Officials seized laptops, mobile phones and other digital devices. Preliminary examination allegedly found spoofing diallers and data including Social Security numbers, phone numbers, dates of birth and banking details belonging to foreign nationals.
Authorities took the recovered equipment into custody under a September 15 seizure memo and sent it for forensic examination. The NCCIA is also tracing the alleged money trail and investigating other people who may have been linked to the operation.
Separate reporting said more than 50 people could work at the premises at one time and that the facility operated around the clock. The agency is also examining the circumstances in which Afghan nationals were employed there.
