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Pakistan arrests man hunted by US over $126m postage fraud case

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Ethirajan, A., & Wang, F. (2026, October 21). Pakistan arrests man hunted by US over $126m postage fraud case. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdd8m1z1z3yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-21 · by Anbarasan Ethirajan, Fan Wang

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Pakistan's cybercrime agency arrested Faheem Akram for running a counterfeit operation that defrauded the US Postal Service out of $126 million since 2023. Authorities shut down his website LabelsBank.com after he was indicted by a Florida federal grand jury in October, selling over five million fake shipping labels at $2 each to more than 5,200 customers. Akram faces charges including conspiracy and wire fraud, with potential sentences of up to 20 years per count if convicted.
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Story summary

On October 20, 2026, Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old Pakistani national from Khanewal, was arrested in Lahore by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for allegedly defrauding the US Postal Service of over $126 million. Akram operated an unauthorized website, LabelsBank.com, from August 2023 to September 2026, selling more than five million counterfeit US postage labels at a price of around $2 each. The NCCIA conducted raids at 35 locations and questioned 47 people as part of the investigation, using digital and forensic techniques to establish Akram’s movements and identify associates involved in the operation.

Akram faces charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and wire fraud, with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida indicting him last month. The counterfeit labels allowed customers to ship packages at prices far below legitimate postal rates, resulting in substantial losses to the Postal Service. Akram was remanded into NCCIA Lahore’s custody on October 21, 2026, for further interrogation and investigation.

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Anbarasan Ethirajan
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Topics

Florida Pakistan the Southern District of Florida the US Attorney's Office the US Postal Inspection Service

Subjects

Pakistan GPE · 2× Akram PERSON · 1× Faheem Akram PERSON · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Khanewal GPE · 1× LabelsBank.com ORG · 1× the Postal Service ORG · 1× the Southern District of Florida GPE · 1× the US Attorney's Office ORG · 1× the US Postal Inspection Service ORG · 1×

Narrative

Akram is charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to make and sell counterfeit postage stamps, five counts of making and selling counterfeit postage stamp labels, and four counts of wire fraud.
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2026-10-21 · BBC News
Pakistan arrests man hunted by US over $126m postage fraud case · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Published Pakistan's cybercrime agency has arrested a man accused of running a counterfeit operation that caused $126 million (£94m) in losses to the US Postal service. asserted
that → publish → service
Faheem Akram is accused of having sold fake stamps via a fraudulent website in the US since 2023. asserted
Akram → accuse → 2023
He was indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida last month for selling more than five million counterfeit shipping labels to thousands of US customers over the years. asserted
He → indict → years
Authorities have now shut down the website. asserted
Authorities → shut → website
Earlier this month, the US Postal Inspection Service offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to his arrest. asserted
Service → offer → arrest
According to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, the 33-year-old from Khanewal, Pakistan, operated LabelsBank.com. uncertain
old → accord → LabelsBank.com
US prosecutors alleged that he sold counterfeit US postage at a fixed rate regardless of a package's weight, size or destination. asserted
he → allege → weight
The counterfeit labels, usually sold at $2 each, allegedly allowed customers to ship packages at rates far below legitimate prices, resulting in substantial lost revenue and shipping costs to the Postal Service. uncertain
customers → sell → Service
An investigation found that more than 5,200 individuals purchased more than 5.1 million counterfeit shipping labels, the office said in a press release. asserted
office → find → release
Akram is charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to make and sell counterfeit postage stamps, five counts of making and selling counterfeit postage stamp labels, and four counts of wire fraud. asserted
Akram → charge → fraud
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on the conspiracy and counterfeit postage counts, and 20 years in prison on each wire fraud count, the office said. asserted
office → convict → count
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