--- title: "NCCIA arrests two for defrauding US citizens in Lahore" description: "Both outlets reported the arrest of two individuals by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency for allegedly defrauding US citizens through an illegal call centre in Lahore. Dawn included a brief quote from NCCIA’s Additional Director Atif Ameer, while ProPakistani framed the story with the phrase \"Targeting Americans\" in the headline and provided a truncated excerpt ending with an ellipsis." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14760-nccia-arrests-two-over-online-fraud-targeting-us-citizens site: HarZaviya language: en --- # NCCIA arrests two for defrauding US citizens in Lahore pakistan · updated 17 Oct 2026, 12:52 PM PKT · 16–17 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 17 Oct 2026 — NCCIA arrests two for defrauding US citizens in Lahore (2 outlets) > Both outlets reported the arrest of two individuals by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency for allegedly defrauding US citizens through an illegal call centre in Lahore. Dawn included a brief quote from NCCIA’s Additional Director Atif Ameer, while ProPakistani framed the story with the phrase "Targeting Americans" in the headline and provided a truncated excerpt ending with an ellipsis. - **ProPakistani** — [NCCIA Arrests Two Call Center Scammers in Lahore Targeting Americans](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/17/nccia-arrests-two-call-center-scammers-in-lahore-targeting-americans/) · 17 Oct 2026, 12:52 PM PKT > The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested two men in Lahore for allegedly using an illegal call center to… Read More - **Dawn** — [NCCIA arrests two for defrauding US citizens in Lahore](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037670/nccia-arrests-two-for-defrauding-us-citizens-in-lahore) · 17 Oct 2026, 8:52 AM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Friday arrested two men for allegedly defrauding US citizens through an illegal call centre. NCCIA Lahore Zone Additional Director Atif Ameer said the action was taken after the agency detected suspicious activities at a call centre on Main Boulevard, Gulberg, through open-source intelligence and obtained a search warrant from the... ### 16 Oct 2026 — NCCIA arrests two in Lahore over alleged online fraud targeting US citizens (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the arrest of two individuals by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in connection with an illegal call centre in Lahore that allegedly defrauded US citizens. Both 24 News HD and Daily Times mentioned the arrests and the nature of the fraud, with 24 News HD additionally specifying that the owner and an employee were arrested, while Daily Times noted the recovery of electronic devices. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with a focus on the NCCIA’s action and the alleged fraud. - **Daily Times** — [NCCIA arrests two over online fraud targeting US citizens](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568321/nccia-arrests-two-over-online-fraud-targeting-us-citizens/) · 17 Oct 2026, 1:22 AM PKT > The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Lahore Zone arrested two men for allegedly defrauding US citizens through an illegal call centre and recovered two laptops and three mobile phones on Friday. According to an NCCIA spokesperson, the action was taken after the agency detected suspicious activities at a call centre on Main Boulevard through […] - **24 News HD** — [Two arrested as NCCIA raids illegal call centre in Lahore](https://www.24newshd.tv/16-Oct-2026/two-arrested-nccia-raids-illegal-call-centre-lahore) · 16 Oct 2026, 11:08 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has raided an illegal call centre in Lahore and arrested its owner and an employee over defrauding American nationals, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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