Three sentenced to seven years in Rs19.4m online fraud case
A court has jailed three people, including a foreign national, in an online fraud punishment case in Pakistan, after a fake banking app took Rs19.391 million from one citizen.
A court sentenced three people, including a foreign national, to seven years in prison each.
The court imposed a combined fine of Rs250,000 on the three convicts.
The victim lost Rs19.391 million in an investment scheme run through a fake app posing as a foreign private bank.
The NCCIA Islamabad Circle investigated the case, led by Sub-Inspector Shehroz Riaz.
The NCCIA urged citizens to verify banking apps and investment offers before transferring money.