Four held for minting money through fake BISP messages

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Four held for minting money through fake BISP messages

A Correspondent Published November 17, 2016

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Nawan Lahore police arrested four gangsters of a nine-member gang on Wednesday who would con the mobile phone users into sending them cash for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) grants messages.

Police said Akram, Allah Rakha, Hanif and Aslam were arrested in Chak 242-JB, Ladhar, from where they were sending text messages to random mobile phone users promising them BISP grants worth Rs25,000 to Rs30,000.

They would demand a few thousand rupees from the beneficiary through mobile banking for processing their cases.

The arrested people told police that during the raid, their five other accomplices -- Muhammad Hamza, Bahader Ali, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Ismail and Farooq Ahmad -- had fled the scene.

Police seized several mobile phone sets from them.

TEACHER: Executive District Officer Syed Muhammad Waheeduddin terminated on Wednesday from service Government High School, Chak 683/24-GB, teacher Asjad Taimoor.

He had given an application for ex-Pakistan leave several months ago and then disappeared without the approval of his request.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2016

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M. A. Khatri

Nov 17, 2016 11:33am

Well done....

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M. A. Khatri

Nov 17, 2016 12:33pm

If these messages were true.... I would have earned atleast Rs. 3 millions by now :D

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M.Saeed

Nov 17, 2016 09:45pm

This is the birth in Pakistan of a multi-billion dollar 419 scam of an African country. The number 419 is an equivalent of our 420 in Pakistan.

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Naveed

Nov 17, 2016 09:53pm

I like the name "Nawan Lahore".

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Masoud

Nov 18, 2016 12:25am

Good catch but these are small crime in front of Mega crimes that are talk of the town these days, catch them too.

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Citizen

Nov 18, 2016 08:34am

Another Rs. half million prize distributors of PTCL and ufone subscribers are still at large. Beware of them:)

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