A digital storefront operating quietly from Pakistan managed to ship more than five million counterfeit postage stamps across international waters, culminating in a multi-billion rupee arrest. According to The News, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested Faheem Akram as the prime suspect in an alleged Rs35 billion scheme involving the online sale of fraudulent US postage.
According to US court records cited by Geo News, Akram, a resident of Khanewal district in Punjab, ran a website that sold counterfeit US postage at a flat rate regardless of package weight, size, or destination. US Attorney Jason A Reding Quiñones stated in an indictment that the operation involved more than 5.1 million counterfeit labels and caused losses exceeding $126 million, leading a US federal grand jury to charge the suspect with defrauding the US Postal Service of over $100 million.
Background
According to the NCCIA Lahore Zone, the investigation was supervised by Additional Director Atif Aamir. Investigators found that the suspect operated the website LabelsBank.com from August 2023 to September 2026, allegedly selling over five million counterfeit stamps at $2 each.
Geo News reported that 16 bank accounts were allegedly used for the transactions, including seven belonging to the suspect, five to his brother, two to his wife, and one each to his sister and maternal aunt. Following a 10-day special locator operation, eight special teams conducted 35 raids across Punjab, Islamabad, and Sindh, questioning 47 people and analysing 122 call data records, 50 IMEI tracking reports, and media recordings from 120 cameras.
Why it matters
According to the reported details, a formal case (No 246/2026) has been registered against the suspect, highlighting the growing international cooperation and technological tracking used by domestic agencies to probe cross-border cyber crimes involving digital platforms and foreign jurisdictions.
What's next
According to Geo News, further investigation into the case is currently underway.