Pakistan police arrest 149, including 48 Chinese, in scam centre raid


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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan police arrested 149 people -- including 71 foreigners, mostly Chinese -- in a raid on a scam call centre, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said Thursday (July 10).

"During the raid, a large call centre was uncovered, which was involved in Ponzi schemes and investment fraud," the agency said in a statement.

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