Over the last seven years, over 500,000 complaints of digital theft and online fraud have been registered, indicating a major increase in cybercrime.
The startlingly low number of offenders brought to court underscores the need for more potent strategies to counter this escalating menace.
Customers have reported over 500,000 instances of online fraud and digital theft between 2016 and 2023.
Of the 5,953 people who were the subject of legal actions, only 916 were brought to justice.
Scammers frequently trick victims by pretending to be eligible for the Benazir Income Support Program or by sending notices regarding blocked ATM cards.
Another common scam is pretending to be a mistaken mobile banking transfer in order to gain the victims’ PIN codes.The FIA Cybercrime Wing received over 100,000 complaints about these types of frauds between 2016 and 2023. Just 316 of the 5,953 instances that saw legal action were found guilty.
