Pakistaan opgepakt voor grootschalige oplichting Amerikaanse postdienst

NOS Nieuws21 October 2026, 01:06 UTCPakistan

In Pakistan is een man opgepakt in een fraudezaak die de Amerikaanse postdienst meer dan 126 miljoen dollar zou hebben gekost. De 33-jarige Faheem Akram werd na een intensieve klopjacht van een week aangehouden, aldus de Pakistaanse autoriteiten. Akram is in Florida aangeklaagd, zo werd eind september duidelijk. De man runde een website waarop hij valse labels voor postpakketjes verkocht aan duizenden klanten. Daarvoor betaalden ze meestal 2 dollar, ongeacht het gewicht van een pakket, de omvang of de bestemming. Met de vervalste labels konden Akrams klanten poststukken ver beneden de

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