On October 7, the Rawalpindi branch of Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) raided a private residential premises near Chakri Road, taking down an entity dubbed "Abbasi Call Centre." Authorities detained multiple suspects on site, including managers, team leaders, and operational staff.
According to preliminary findings, the group relied on fake Telegram accounts to fish for overseas targets, focusing primarily on Australian citizens. They initially lured victims with quick payouts for completing nominal YouTube video tasks, before gradually directing them toward fake USDT cryptocurrency investment schemes to siphon off their capital.
Investigators seized computers, servers, and numerous mobile devices to conduct forensic audits on the group's operational network and money laundering channels. The bust underscores a growing trend of fraud networks seeking lower-cost bases across non-traditional jurisdictions, even as international cybercrime coordination begins to close the gap.
