Faysal Ahmed (pseudonym) found himself entangled in a web of deceit that began with a seemingly innocuous message on WhatsApp. A promise of an online job, offering payment for simple product or service reviews, lured Faysal into a fraudulent scheme that ultimately cost him a fortune.
The cyber and special crime division of the police’s detective branch (DB) has arrested eight people for selling fingerprints and personal information of SIM card users.
With new social-media platforms and services in place, it has become increasingly harder for law enforcers to deal with ever-rising cybercrimes. Criminals discover new loopholes in the system every day and exploit them. In the last instalment of our five-part series, law enforcers talk about their limitations in dealing with cybercrimes and possible solutions.