LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday raided three illegal call centers in Lahore and arrested 42 people, including 11 women, it was reported on Wednesday.
According to details, on the directives of Additional Director NCCIA Atif Amir, raids were conducted in Garden Town, Gulberg and OPF Society, and the accused were arrested.
NCCIA also recovered 67 laptops, 50 mobile phones, and two server systems from these call centers.
The NCCIA will send all this equipment for forensic testing.
The scammers were duping American citizens by promising them mobile upgrades and telecom packages.
The accused also posed as representatives of foreign telecom companies and were involved in financial transactions.
Additional Director Atif Amir said that all those who were found involved in defrauding foreigners will be dealt with an iron hand.
