The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Karachi has busted an alleged international scam call centre in Business Avenue on Shahrah-e-Faisal, arresting 27 suspects involved in targeting foreign nationals through fraudulent financial schemes.
According to the NCCIA, the suspects allegedly impersonated representatives of US banks and debt settlement organisations to obtain personal and financial information from foreign nationals.
Initial investigations found that the suspects posed as authorised representatives of financial institutions and contacted victims through spoofed and fraudulent calls. They allegedly used these calls to collect sensitive personal and banking information.
During the operation, NCCIA officials seized laptops, mobile phones and other digital devices from the premises. A preliminary technical examination reportedly identified spoofing dialers and other fraudulent calling techniques being used at the facility.
Investigators said the suspects allegedly relied on prepared scripts to persuade foreign nationals to make unauthorised financial transfers. The recovered data reportedly included Social Security numbers, mobile phone numbers and dates of birth belonging to foreign nationals.
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The agency also said the suspects were involved in obtaining banking information, including bank account details and credit and debit card data. According to the NCCIA, information collected through the alleged scam operation was subsequently transferred to individuals linked to the call centre’s management.
Those arrested include alleged members of the call centre’s management, agents and operational staff. The NCCIA identified the alleged owners as Ali Siddiqui, also known as “Maddy”, Fawad Ahmed and Farooq.
The agency said all 27 suspects, including the three alleged owners and four Afghan nationals, have been nominated in the First Information Report (FIR).
The digital devices recovered during the operation were taken into custody under a seizure memo dated September 15, 2026, and submitted for forensic and technical examination.
The NCCIA has also launched an investigation into the suspects’ financial network and money trail. Further inquiries are underway to determine the individual roles of those arrested and identify other people allegedly connected to the network.
