NCCIA warns youth against joining illegal call centres for lucrative salaries

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ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Saturday warned that loopholes in the existing system are being exploited by illegal call centres, online betting operators and international fraud networks to launder money and trap victims. Addressing a press conference, NCCIA (Islamabad/Rawalpindi) Additional Director Muhammad Shoaib Khan said fake companies were being registered with weak verification, after which bank accounts opened in their names were integrated with loan apps, betting and gaming portals to receive and transfer illicit funds. Therefore, he called for stricter rules on company registration and bank account verification. The press conference was primarily called to warn…

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