OLX is the great and big platform for the selling and buying of the products and now it has become the host of the fraudulent gangs. These gangs offer their services and products to the people using this platform. The Federal Investigation Agency has raided to such a gang with the coordination of Citizens-Police Liaison Committee and apprehended this gang.

The Federal Investigation Agency

Details about the Case

Such gang operates its fraudulent work by uploading the bogus and fake car ads on the OLX website. In this group, total five people were working, in which three were apprehended and their names are Muneer Khan, Azam Rehman Butt and Irfan Bashir.

The officials of FIA reported that this gang was belonged to Punjab and it started its fraudulent activities in Karachi for last 12 months. They robbed many people through their malicious activities. They fixed the cheap prices of the vehicles and in this way; they got the attention of their clients. They took the buyers in the showroom of their city and they demanded the low prices of the vehicles than the market rates. When their deal was finalized, they took 10% to 20% as down payment of their deal and vanished from the spot.

The officials of FIA carried out investigation against all owners of the showrooms and it was found that they were not aware of such a gang, which was using their premises or showroom for their criminal activities. The staff of the showroom considered the gang and the OLX buyers as their customers so they show the vehicles to their clients. When the buyers from OLX come to the showroom for refund of their payment and they were alleged that the staff and owners of the showroom have received the amount as down payment of the deal.

The Cybercrime team of FIA revealed that CPLC received the complaint of such activity from one of the affected persons and they submitted the case to FIA for further investigation. The staff of FIA took the help of CCTV footage from bank and they also caught the bank account, which was used for this criminal activity.

Then FIA formed the teams of their officials and they carried out different operations. Two were caught from Korangi, two were caught in Surjani and one was caught from Liaqatabad. The case was investigated against them to carry out further investigation so that they can find more information about their past and other activities of the gang against different people.

OLX and other platforms are used to provide the suitable products at the suitable prices to the people but it does not remain safe. If they have direct contact then they carry out their deal at risk. The people should clear everything and they should meet with them before the completion of the transaction and they should meet with the buyer at public place. The people should read the help security guidelines and they can report any suspicious ads if their deal is not finalized.