United KingdomPakistan's cybercrime agency has arrested Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old man from Khanewal, Pakistan, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for involvement in a large-scale postage fraud scheme. Akram is accused of operating a fraudulent website called LabelsBank.com, where he sold over 5.1 million counterfeit shipping labels to U.S. customers since 2023. These labels allowed users to ship packages at significantly reduced rates, causing an estimated $126 million in losses to the U.S. Postal Service. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida on multiple charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, making and selling counterfeit postage stamps, and wire fraud. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service had previously offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. If convicted, Akram could face up to five years in prison for the conspiracy and counterfeit postage charges, and up to 20 years for each wire fraud charge.
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